Sure as forever!

GIVE AWAY @ tater tots and Jellow

2011-08-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

Holy Cow I would love this give a way for sure! My house is getting old. I need some help boosting our moral and brightening up our family room! I KNOW that Design DUMP could get the job done!
Worth a shot right? check it out over at tater tots and jello!
http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/08/giveaway-monday-virtual-mini-room.html

I know I know!

2011-07-29T10:22:00.000-07:00

I know I should be putting all my lovley photos of the busy summer and I will ....but for now I want to win this DARLING Skirt...maybe I will win something sometime { www.laviepetite.blogspot.com } for all the hard work I have been doing this year :) Hopefully!

TOP 5

2011-05-07T13:47:00.000-07:00

WAAAHOOO! I am in the top 5 for Vintage Revivals room make over..outta like 120 something! Please Please go there and vote for me...everyday till Thursday next week! MUCH LOVE!! THANKS to everyone who is supporting me. This would mean a ton for me!

I wake up to a boob light....

2011-04-30T18:07:00.000-07:00

UGG I know! It is so disturbing. I just can't believe I leave my room, my sanctuary, my peace to the very last thing to paint and to decorate in my home. I have been in my home for 4 years and boy oh boy it's come a long way. BUT this is my embarrassment to the rest of my home. This is the room I lock when people come over to visit...sad huh? I should be so proud of a space that SHOULD make me feel fresh and rested. Help me vintage revivals!

UMM Don't ask about the things hanging on my wall I loath them!

This is kinda what i would like to do. I can't decide...its been 4 years and my room still looks awful because of indecision and $. Maybe blue walls more towards the blue gray scale?

I hope hope hope this can be done and I surely hope I win! I need the help of decision making BADLY!

Happy Easter

2011-04-24T07:04:00.000-07:00

Many many more pictures and updates to come. But for now this was a quick shot of the girls after my ever so long day at the baby bunny and chick photo session. ADORABLE! ( my girls were too he he)

They were fun and cute and exhausted by the end of the shoot. Mylie will forever cry out for her Chicka and Boom (BUT thanks to Uncle Ned and Aunt Deana we can see them when ever we can) As for the bunnies {which mylie named them some unspellable name} she will miss them dearly. Don't know if she'll ever forget them! She carried them in her purse, put them in the baby swing, and loved and kissed them A LOT...even after they peed on her. Wish we could keep one BUT it's not in the cards right now.

IF you would like a baby bunny contact Heidi @ 801-985-5567 ( She thought she bought 2 boy bunnies..NOPE!)

for dinner...

2011-03-21T16:47:00.000-07:00

I saw this on uncommon goods....... and mmmmm that's what I must have for dinner. I wish I wasn't broke or i would definitely buy this $30.00 soup/sandwich tray in which I would buy 5 {too cute}.... Anyone have any good soup recipes?

And I found this necklace there to..Kinda cute I think. Live birds kinda creep me out {i know weird huh}

I've seen a lot of these socks before BUT i love them bows!

Okay enough randomness {just wanted to share these cute finds}I'll up date on real life soon...I better stop surfin the internet and go edit :)

Fun Girls night ...and a buffalo

2011-03-03T14:40:00.000-08:00

I was contacted by a friend from high school to come a join her for a girls night out crafting...SO I did and brought my sis and mom. IT was a blast! We started out shopping for the event and then to dinner at ARELLA PIZZARIA...SO delish and so cute I couldn't stop staring at their decor..Sort IKEAish ...I recommend it!

We stayed the night a a hotel in Bountiful (not far from home) and crafted till 12:00am and talked till 2am.. woke up and had the breakfast there..then Crafted again till 8:00 pm.{some stayed till mid night again}I thought maybe we'll get a little sick of all the crafts and sitting at a table that long..WRONG! The time flew and I can't wait to do it again! I think I might of lost a little bit of my voice..I talked to much! here are a few pics we snapped when we had time ha ha.

Yeah thats a lota glue!

Shay made this cute rag wreath for her front door!{and she cut out all our card stuff on her cricket}

My mom made these darling blocks with all the grandkids on them..They were a hit!

I have a weird squinty eye hmm. Maybe I crafted to long? Nope Never!

These are the lovelies I worked on...OKAY confession: I sorta copied Sharstin Miller's wreath {thanks!}she recently made...Sorry had to it was too cute and my door is screaming for a new wreath. That was that and I can't wait for another one of these nights to happen.

ANG a Buffalo.....Have you been out to antelope island lately {in my case in the last um 10years?} I did this weekend with my family...It is all sorts of gorgeous in the winter! Check it out!..OH and my hub is starting a little business out there. He will be renting fun toys for the beach and trails, handcarts, gift shop stuff, camping supplies, and possibly birthday parties ect. It is in the making and I will let you know when it will be up and running! Cross your fingers that it will be a success!

Up to date....

2011-02-24T14:52:00.000-08:00

Wowza TIME is flying still. I only wish it would slow down. I am in the process of getting a new website/blog and it is taking a little longer than expected {i don't know SQUAT about this web design stuff} I thought I could just say I like this layout and it will magically be exactly how my mind wants it to be NOPE! I just don't know how to communicate what I really want....hmmmmmmm sound like my every day life. oh well. What we have been doing since jan 18th:
I turned 27......oh my I am officially in my late 20's and my face feels like it's going to give me every problem a tween might encounter. Ugh. I need my hair highlighted and to lose a few more baby lbs BUT on the brighter side I got some new clothes and an awesome crepe breakfast, dinner with the hub, bowling with my fam and lots of hugs. Love my family for giving me such an awesome weekend! (not me but a cute pic I found somewhere)

Next on the list is Chloe...She will be nocking on 6 months door real soo. WHAAAAAAA I know half year old already! She is so much fun and so easy going! Always smiling and just checking everyone out. We got her ears pierced 2 months ago and she look adorable in her little pearls. She is sitting by herslef and rolls all over the place..I swear she'll be attempting to walk before we know it! YIKES! And she absolutely loves baby food..especially green beans and squash..NO way to the nanners though!

Oh miss Mylie Moo..how we love you. But I do swear that by some magical switch you turn into...well lets just say it's not good...Only way to describe the cutie pa tutie is BIPOLAR??? What is with this 3 year old stage is it just our luck or is it just nature? So so sweet and helpful one minute and then next I am chasing her around OUTSIDE the church building in my heels trying not to make a scene... Love her and I am glad all those crazy moments are outweighed by her sweetness!

NExt I am only tending two days a week now and only one little gal. Sadly I must say I will miss the kids that came to my house every week.They were like family to me and the girls. BUT photography is booming and no need to busy myself to udder exhaustion! This is the kids fav place to watch a tv show.. ha ha silly kids!

CHLOE'S ROOM FINISHED YEAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did I mention it's my favorite room in the whole house..So cheerful just like Chloe!

The quilt I made..DO NOT look close but someday I will be an amazing sewer but for now this is what ya get!

I saw these cascade curtain on the internet somewhere and loved them so much but went to purchase them and they cost some big amount that isn't in the budget..So I thought I will make them! NOT WORTH IT! Shoulda forked the dough out...I only got half up the bottom with the ruffles and thought eh that will work.

DID I ever mention I love the DI and Spray paint? I think her room cost under 200 bucks. It all started with the little bird cage then boom I fell in love with the idea and begged Mike to just trust me!

THE End for now....

Some randomeness

2011-01-18T12:13:00.000-08:00

Over the past few months ...I HAVE BEEN BUSY...not a bad thing but my fam blog is much neglected! So here are a few snipets of whats been going on..

This little BIG gal is 3!!!!!!!!! WHAAAAAAAAAAA???? I can't believe how grown up she is. She is definitely more interesting now than at two. Drama has hit the Schoenfeld home. At the same time she is a delight. I love her made up songs(she has way better pitch than I DO!), her creative nature, her story telling, and most of all her kisses and hugs. She is an amazing big sister ( i never had one problem with her jealousy of chloe) She loves to help cook and even clean... occationally :) I am so excited to see what this next year is going to be like with a 3yr old!

This is one of her fav gifts (Sadly i didn't get many pictures cause my camera always seemed to be full of photoshoots around this time)

Mike and his pals did this santa 5k and it was hysterical! I am so000 doing it next year! They actually did pretty well for not ever practicing their running skills!

We attempted a grandkids shoot in the snow for my mom...TOO COLD.
Christmas came and went! It was a busy week but OH how much we love our family and spending time with them. Mylie was a hoot! She loved opening her gifts this year and always remembered it was baby Jesus' birthday. Grandpa Sporting the good ole dancing santa hat..HA HA once again he is too cute for words.

This is mylie and a girl I babysit...Never do they ever look different when they are together always decked out in dress up.

These truly make me cry..My BABY is 4 months old! She is AMAZING! She has the sweetest smile and funnest personality. She has rolled over completely once already and tries to do it again every day. She has the best giggles ever! AND She is getting the rolls(as you can clearly see)..no more skinny chloe! I'll have to post some pictures soon but she got her ears pierced (don't judge me) and they are soo cute.

I am loosing 2 of the kids I babysit so this means more of my photography and less of a mess at my house(sorta). Although I am going to miss the two cuties they are kinda like family now. Hopefully we'll keep in touch!

This is a smidge of whats been happening around here.

Family photos.. and more!

2010-11-10T15:37:00.000-08:00

Well sorta not so many worked out...I hate the tripod! BUT I did get a few that i'll share.

and here are a few from our super wet/fun halloween! We were cowboys and indians...if you didn't already guess.

Mikes beard has been grown out for this next picture!

YIKES!

We could quite possibly be considered the ultimate yucky cowfolk! Mike was all to comfortable in his get up! Sadly he fit into the pants that I was wearing..Humph! And yes they are past my belly button and I am so glad I never have to wear them again..BUT it was hilarious!

We were late (and dark) sooo pictures didn't turn out very awesome but at least we get the gist of it right?

NEXT Was a bit ago when we took a trip to Dino park..H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S.. Don't take your 3 yr old to there when they have it outfitted for halloween. Mylie didn't like all the scary stuff. Sadly i thought it was so funny to watch her get scared to death..Is that mean? Oh well it will forever remain in my brain! Oh and the moving dinos inside really could have put her on her death bed due to an early heart attack! Like I said it was hysterical! So I am assuming the play ground was her fav!

Bronson didn't want to leave this particular spot apparently! Loves the ducks in the pond!

NEXT
Mylie went with Mike to his moms ward carnival and she got to ride a horse! {could be her favorite animal at the moment!} Got her face painted and lots of prizes!

This is it for now I am sure I have more to come!

Just some thoughts..

2010-10-06T14:51:00.000-07:00

Got back to the grind of life this week! THE BABYSITTER IS BACK. (I do watch 4 kids and I love them like my neices and newphews (one of them IS my nephew) BUT..
I miss snuggling my girls for hours in our jammies.
...the quiet of my home
...the sorta kinda clean house
...the newborn baby smell (it's now spit up smell)
....no children fighting/ crying
...not many dirty diapers (it's amazing how many we have at the end of the day)
...clean couches already sippy cup rings everywhere! (I HATE MICROFIBER UGG!)
...did I say quiet in my home? I miss it!
And many more but I won't make this a bummer of a post.

Mylie is loving that she has friends to play with. She really missed them kids. Every night before bed she's tell me "guess who's coming tomorrow....Brighty, Miles, Brons and Grace" Sadly I had to tell no they won't be here for a while and she would just get the saddest face and and say oooohhhh. Now every night that she says that I can use it as an incentive for her to stay in her bed all through the night. So that is nice. Mylie is the best sister ever...mid play time she walks over to Chloe to talk baby talk to her and "pet" her soft head. {she loves to tell people to pet her head ha ha} She is still going great with the potty and isn't acting out in jealousy. THank Heavens! Mylie is doing so well in dance she loves her teachers and her new pals. She even practices her shuffle step and her ballet positions.

Chloe is getting so big already..She has now hit the high 6 pound range! She loves loves to grunt and hardly ever cries even in the night it's just loud grunts letting us know to feed her. She loves to lift her head off my shoulder when I burp her to look around and gives me big smiles when she recognizes me. Melts me. She loves when I blow raspberries on her cheeks. She is full on air swimming with arms and legs flailing. She holds onto her right ear when she naps. She can already yank her hair pretties out. Gets the hiccups every time she eats and burps. She takes after Mylie and hates to sleep in the night..Hopefully that will change! Other than that we love everything about her and are so glad she is part of the family!

Did I mention it's duck hunting season and mike got a new (old) boat? He and his bud have been working on it A LOT. They have made this huge metal think actually look like it's worth money....Hopefully it'll sell and not sit on the side of my house. Just sayin... And I sorta pray no ducks come into my home. You know that awfullest smell of stagnant mud? That is what they taste like...YUCK I know! Mike would be sad if he didn't have a successful season so I kinda hafta let him do his thing. So to that good luck Mike and may all your ducks got to your friends house ;)

Chloe Schoenfeld is HERE!

2010-09-11T17:07:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick run down of what's been happenin in the Schoenfeld home...

Wednesday the 1 of Sept I was scheduled for an induction...That didn't happen I wasn't dilating and still high and thick so I was to go in tuesday after labor day to be checked again. Contractions were more apparent labor day weekend..We even packed our bags and car cause I felt something was gonna happen...It didn't. So we went and got checked on Tuesday the 7th ( my original due date) I thought something had to have moved. I mowed the lawn that morning I have scrub my housetop to bottom (even behind the toilets and cabinets) more than twice, I bathed the dog out in Mylie's kiddie pool, started sewing her quilt finished painting her room/dresser/crib/accessories. Shopped and walked all week long. I was for sure I was going in for an induction that same day....NOPE NOTHING! I hadn't even moved a centimeter! So after the horrible experience of being "checked"(twice) I felt a ton of pressure and constant pain that night. am never going to see baby girl was all I could think about! Woke up and took Mylie to her first dance class and had a few painful contractions but still not thinking anything of it. Layed around with Mylie the rest of the day. Mike got home and hmmm I kinda feel these contractions becoming closer and stronger. Oh well it's not gonna happen. Made dinner, did the dishes....hmmmmm maybe we should shower and get ready just in case. The neighbor came over to chat my mom and her neighbor came to see the baby room and that was that Mylie went home with grandma and me and mike headed to the hospital! Got into the room and 9:15pm

No need to make that a XL picture..Mike got me mid contraction breath! HA PAINFUUUL! Checked me out and I was dilated to a 7/8ish YES I made it that long!! Epidural came in .23 seconds and had it going in 67 seconds the fastest the nurses have seen in a while! I felt so lovely after that just lovely. (minus the shakes YUCK I hate those just as much as the contractions) Then we chatted and waited to dilate a little more. My mom and dad showed up {they looked so concerned and I was feeling great by then!) I progressed pretty fast we were gonna try for her birthday to be 9/9/10 BUT NOpe 11:33 time to push! and at 11:49 PM she came out! Yep that fast and so smooth. I am blessed that I can bring life into the world with ease! I am a woos so I think someone is looking out for me!

Pretty clean for ya know... Her cry is like a baby lamb it's quite cute!

Here she is with the goo eyes and proud Daddy! She came out weighing 5lbs 11 oz. 18.5 inches. SOOOOOO Tiny! I think she looks like a little bean when they wrap her in the blanket so that nick name has kinda stuck so far. LOVE LOVE Ogden Regional and all the nurses and the food ain't bad! We had an awesome stay that's for sure. Mylie didn't really like the hospital and she wasn't really sure about sister and me being in the bed. She wouldn't even use the potty in my room ha ha! I think she finally understood who she was and kept asking for Chloe. (which by the way is the one who chose her name....Me and Mike had narrowed it down finally to a few but she just kept calling her Chloe...i am actually surprised when people asked her what her sisters name was going to be she said girl, sister or baby huffington. Cause when we asked her at home she always said chloe??? So when she came out and they said what do ya think... we couldn't think of anything else to name her BUT Chloe (some people didn't understand the sound so it sounds like KLO- EE)

Thanks to those who came and visit. Having a second kids isn't as exciting I guess for people. We sat in a lot of quiet (which isn't a bad thing) this time compared to when we had Mylie.

Finally she wanted to feed and hold her..Which usually lasts 30 seconds. I love it when she gets close and in the littlest voice she says oh she's so little and oh so cute. I love it!

Mylie loves to sing "We are a happy Family" Ya know what.... we ARE! After it took us yelling at Mylie to look at the camera and smile ha ha! I think this next photo is a real freak me out wow I got two kids in the back seat moment.

Chloe all ready to see her home...

This was taken this morning what a wonderful sight! She woke up every hour from 11:00 till 4 but slept till 8:15 with out waking! Unfortunately Mylie fell outta her bed so we did have to get up for her once as well. BUT all in all it wasn't a bad night!

this is it for now..I am gonna be lazy with my sweeties! Pictures of her and her darling room are to be continued when? Dunno when I get around to it HA! Isn't she just precious?

Mylie's first day of dance

2010-09-08T16:27:00.000-07:00

Well me and the hub decided Mylie is pretty smart for her age...{3 in Nov} So maybe we should wait on preschool and start her in something fun...LIKE dance.{especially now that she is gonna be sharing mom & dad with a little SIS} She definitely needs to learn to follow direction and to not be soo shy. I thought this dance class would have turned out to be sooo different. I pictured her clinging to my side BUT nope she jumped in and started to follow. She was a little hesitant but her teacher helped her along. She first learned to tap with her "shiny" shoes then 1st and 2nd position in her ballet shoes, then she did forward rolls (honestly can't remember what they are called...sad brain) down the tumbling mats. I can't wait till she can actually do it all by herself! I think she might be the youngest in her class but I think with time she'll be just okay! GO MYLIE! XOXO

She loved her ballerina bear stamp she got for doing so well in class! She keeps holding it carefully out in front of her as if it is still wet.

NO BABY YET....

2010-09-07T16:39:00.000-07:00

Yes you heard right! See my baby timer to the right I am supposed to be done! Well little girl has other ideas..You know I can imagine her with her knees hangin upside down from my ribs and her hands on my hip just pleading to not come out! I am dilated to a whoppin' 1 and still thick. SOOO no induction and can't even get my membranes stretched! BUT they won't let me go past 41 weeks. I am scheduled for sure next Tuesday IF i don't go on my own this week. I am surely praying that something will happen in the next couple of days...before I go nuts! So get your pray on people! This is what I look like at 40 weeks..Yuck! (she is still looking high huh?) Humph! Yes that is my tantrum... Till she comes I guess I'll be posting then.

Trip to Spring City!

2010-09-07T16:20:00.000-07:00

My aunt and her family (www.cityhomecountryhome.blogspot.com) own this historical home there and invited the whole family to have a Saturday lunch there! I must say I am super jealous of her! And did I mention she is an amazing cook/baker/knitter/sewer...She multi talented (as are all of the Franklin's!) I love all the little details they have in their home..Here are a few pictures of my favorite things in the house...Well all of it is my favorite HA!

That is my quick tour of their home.. And these are a few of us hangin' around the place..

My mom, cousins friend, My cousin Abbie, my grandma, My Aunt Gail... There are more people that came but for some reason I didn't get one of everybody??

Mylie definitely took advantage of riding the 4-wheeler!

My sweet grandparents! Oh and did I mention silly? I never saw this side of grandpa! HA HA I think he really doesn't want me to post this BUT really how fun is this picture?

And a few of my little growing family!

We finished the night out at what used to be called fat jacks pizza in Ephraim (my college town) and Pollies (the best candy/ice cream counter I have ever been to!) I miss that place!

WOW it's been a while!

2010-08-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

Well that is because I seem to have over booked myself..Which I LOVE that I can do that! I love meeting all these amazing families and cute kids! BUT I truly am looking forward to spending some more time with my growing family and less time editing! I'm sure I will be behind the camera the same amount though..

I can't even fathom how fast time has flown and we are now on official count down. One month away! We are still having trouble giving her a name though. We have run into many problems with the names we like..They are all to similar sounding to Mylie or other family members names and I am weird and worry about that kinda stuff. So we have yet to come to a conclusion. But she is growing well and moving lots. We predict that she will be similar to Mylie's weight at the rate she is going now...which is small...which makes my.....um ya know... happy! I just don't know if I could handle anything bigger than a loaf of bread HA HA that is gross! Mylie is slowing understanding what is going to happen BUT I think we are all in for a surprise.

I wish I had pictures to upload of our summer outings and holidays BUT I lost them and it was tragic for me. Still makes me tear up when I think of all the cute memories that I had captured! I hope they forever stay in me cause Mylie has grown so much this summer. She is officially potty trained! No accidents! No Pull-ups! Just cute little girly undies! She even wakes up to go to the potty in the middle of the night! Three months of hard work totally puts a smile on my face every time I hear "MOOOOOMMMMM I am done!" She is amazing at helping me cook, clean and make messes! She has been such a joy and a turd all in a matter of minutes....seconds. I have loved it all though. I just hope she keeps progressing when little sis comes along to move in on some of her territory! We shall see shortly ....

This is a glorious moment for me...She actually sat and let me take some pictures of her! So I'll share my ever so darling little "big" girl.

Happy fathers day!

2010-06-24T09:04:00.000-07:00

Love my hubby! Love that we have a truly HAPPY family! Thanks for asking me out on a date and making me laugh! Here we are now with two kids sheesh time is flying.... every minute is a blessing to me.

Here we are in all our 30 week glory! Count down really begins!

To my much neglected

2010-06-17T12:12:00.000-07:00

~~Life~~ blog.... This has been a zooming few months. I have only but a few minutes to dote on what we have been up to. Lots of family fun, getting fat, finishing basements, and lots of photography! I have been super swamped with photoshoots BUT I love it! I have cut back on baby sitting to just TWTH. So that has been sweeeet! Mylie is a teenager now...or so she thinks. Sass and full on conversations. Where has my little gal gone! Still she loves to dress her self and I have tried to find space on my cards to capture her. here are a couple sootc: (no time to edit my own pics..someday) She seriously has her own style!

Mylie is still trying to be 100percent potty trained and we are still having our ups and downs but only seems to be when she is in a home anywhere else she's great ( i don't know what to do I guess be patient). Humph hopefully she'll have it all down before littlest sister comes. She is a huge helper and love to feed the dog his food!

This is her saying "I'll be silly for you mom k" (sitting on the dog food container )! I promise we do try and get ready for the day..okay sometimes. Ha Ha

This one is just because she was lost one day and I found her out the back door riding her "horse" saying YAHOOO Ridin the Rang (She loves the Backyardigans). Ps she can open the back door now I hate it!

Mike had his 27th birthday last week and we celebrated it with strawberry waffles and thick cut bacon from a new jerky place on 1900w that mike loves! ( it's now Mylie's favorite thing to eat!...Daddy's girl) went to church and then drove out to willard to enjoy the outdoors.

I am ever so craving these days of warm not your normal kinda preggers craving but I just wanna be warm! As far as baby girl goes we are still struggling with the name. We know it has to have the ie ey sound at the end thats about all we have agreed on. So any ideas feel free to leave your opinion. She is growing fast BUT I am faster (sheesh it's depressing) She has been quite different from Mylie. She is a wiggley little gal and at times I think she must really wanna get out (i don't likey those times). I haven't been sick at all which is a bonus! No crazy "I can't eat that" kinds of things, still tired but not as bad I think. I showed baby bump and gained more than I did with Mylie. Her ultra sound compared to mylie's targeted looks completely different! So I am really stoked to see what she looks like. All in all it has flown by. I am almost 30 weeks along so we are on count down! So much to do Yikes. This is my inspiration for baby girls room:

So at some point in this busy time of life I have got to get my paint and sew on! I love the curtain (another gal had them posted on her blog for inspiration I died when I saw them I must have...) I'll keep ya updated on the befores and afters. THE END I must edit and watch me some kids...and maybe get ready for the day?

This is Mylie...

2010-04-29T14:59:00.000-07:00

She likes to dress her self...Look no runs in her tights either! I especially love now that we "occasionally" get to wear sandals she has a fit when I call them shoes "no there sandals mom!" I will try my hardest to take a picture of her in every outfit she chooses to wear. It's to funny to not capture it! xoxo girly!

Boy or Girl?

2010-04-22T10:40:00.000-07:00

That is still the question. May 10th you are so far away. We THINK it's a girl but not enough to go out and start painting. So we shall wait again little baby "huffington" or baby "huffy"??? I don't know what to think. Mylie was a boy for 2 appointments until they really knew she was a she. So we will wait....AGAIN. I just think it will also give me time to be okay that "it" isn't a boy. HA HA Until then the list of both baby boy and girl names will grow and inspiration for the decor of the nursery will continue.

Scraps of simplicity

2010-04-15T08:58:00.000-07:00

Sooo Going to this looks so interesting!

Some udates

2010-04-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

update 1. It was my dad's 50th birthday at the end of march! WOW that just seems so weird to think how fast that went. My dad is great he is a turn the cheek, sensitive, secretively hillarious kinda guy but if you mess with his family watch out! I truly know how much he loves us! We appreciate his hard working fun loving life! We went to El Matador in Ogden (we have been going there since....forever, we love it) all in black and he showed up in red so he stood out like a sore thumb! He went with my dad's side of the family and made it a night of games afterwards! Love ya podge!

Update2: Easter

We went to breakfast at grandma & papa worthens, then home to veg and take naps, then to grandma & papa schoenfels. Mylie got a new swim suit and flip flops in her basket. Which was a bad idea on my part cause the second she saw the suit she wanted to go swimming right then and there! Lately she has been insisting on wear her choice of outfits especially her shoes. She wore in the moring one brown boot and one black mary jane. Later she still refused to conform and came down the stairs in tights and her new flip flops shoved between her toes! I learned to just to let it be. She loved racing (hence the back of her head in all pictures) to get her eggs but easily got distracted by grandma schoenfeld playground and need to go down the slide a couple of times.Too bad you can't see the cute easter dress..blasted weather!

See the flip flop toes!

Just for laughs here is a little girl I babysit. I can't stop laughing when I see this picture!

Have a happy day!

To my dearest baby huffington...

2010-04-01T10:23:00.000-07:00

YOU ARE GROUNDED! The one day I would allow you to show me....your momma ...your privates you decided otherwise. You have hurt me designing thoughts! I intended on buying a new outfit for you today and maybe some paint for your most adorable vision of a room. I am so sad you don't get any chocolate today!

Okay okay since you took this most adorable snuggly baby picture I'll eat a decadent dove chocolate...10 minutes ago.. XOXO maybe in two weeks we'll see your prized possessions. Ps i loved feeling you flutter around today!

is it spring yet???

2010-03-23T13:00:00.000-07:00

This is mylie's new skirt that she hates for some reason and I bride/threaten her to wear! It reminds me of the colors of warm that are supposed to be happening a lot sooner than they are! I have cabin fever get me out into the warm sun.... maybe a vacation? I wish! HA

OH HAPPY 5 YEARS!

2010-03-04T12:28:00.000-08:00

WOW! Time truly flies when you're having fun... Five years ago today I married my high school sweet heart! THE BEST CHOICE I HAVE EVER MADE! How lucky am I to have shared some amazing moments with a best friend and eternal companion (ha ha you'll never get rid of me)! We have shared together...two homes, fun little get-a-ways, lots of laughing (thank heavens we got sense of humor!), a puppy {Bridger}, that prepared us (a tiny bit) for our special girl Mylie, more of laughing, teasing, tickling and now another ity bity special baby on the way! I love to think how much we grown together and pray for more to come. Mike is such a special guy he is an easy going, fun loving, great to talk to( he remembers everything I say even when I think he isn't paying attention!) always thinks I look awesome when I know I am not, he lifts me up every time I am feeling lousy, he is a HARD worker...I say a little ocd over things but kudos to him for trying for perfection, he is an amazing daddy {I cry when I even think of it... like now.. no complaints} he is a wonderful friend and somehow he has this magic power that whenever I get upset with him I totally forget why, he cherishes his family and his priesthood, I know he loves me more than anything in the world because he gave up some of his major hunting time to spend with me and Mylie, I sure hope he knows That I love him soooooooo Much..much and much! Happy Anniversary my punkin head! Thanks for all the times we've had and the times we will have together............XOXO.

Sadly this is our only picture of us recently (not my favorite..what am I doing...ahhh looks like my mug I got for my drivers license) Oh well...

I want I want I WANT!

2010-02-19T09:11:00.000-08:00

Aren't these the cutest things ever I want a RED one and a BLUE one! I got a twin boy photoshoot soon....adorable!

Miss Independent

2010-02-07T08:39:00.000-08:00

Hey Mylie have some dinner with your pepper!
I think at times I let her do things by herself way to often.Just when I am not looking things get a little crazy! Mylie is getting so a head of herself! She it talking sooo much and loves to tell you how it is! Everything has a question with it..We have officially hit the WHY mom WHY phase! She has such a funny personality I just love seeing her grow up and become more and more curious! She deffinitely loves to read books, play hide n seek, make castles, paint, sing every song she hears and loves to deress up. Sadly she doesn't love the potty at the moment..heaven help me now! Goal: She need to be trained by the end of March! Her favorite shows are... Elmo's world, Max and Ruby and the Backyardigans. She can practically imagine anything... she has a very very creative imagination sooo cute! She was playing the trumpet the other day on a curly straw ??? That's my girl! She loves taking pictures but hates getting them taken (breaks my soul into pieces ha ha). Mylie can never go any where with out her polly pockets, fur real puppy named puppy, or baby named Huffington ( she thinks all babies are named that). Most recently she loves cooking and baking with me and must be stiring everything I cook! One thing I dislike is waking up at 2 in the morning with her screaming "I'm soakin wet" and find her jammies and diaper on the floor and her sheets wet...grrrrr. I am sure she is doing lots and lots more than I can post.Maybe I'll remember more later..It makes me kinda sad to see how fast it goes!

The word is OUT!!!

2010-01-25T10:39:00.000-08:00

DUE DATE: September 6...Labor day Ironic HUH? I am completely and udderly hungery! OH AND WE JUST CAN'T WAIT! Mylie wants to already name it Huffington HE HE Don't know if that'll fly!

Sledding in the yard

2010-01-19T10:06:00.000-08:00

Mike loves to play with Mylie! I think I smile more than ever when he takes the time to have some fun with her. He truly is an amazingly fun{ny} dad! He decided to build her a mini hill and pulled her around the yard in his hunting sled. Boy did she love it! I don't think she even noticed how cold it was...I sure did that's why I stood on the sidelines and snapped pictures (I'm lame I know!) BridgerBoy[mylie's pet name for the dog] loved chasing mylie too! I think

Mylie and Santa

2009-12-28T09:34:00.000-08:00

This was the best year of santa for mylie..No crying, screamingand clawing her way off his lap . she really took to him! going going GONE! HA HA

Happy holidays people!

2009-12-18T12:29:00.001-08:00

Love them but can't wait to relax again! HA HA RELAX what's that! Thanks sis for taking this picture of my family! I know for sure Mylie would not cooperate with the blasted tripod this year!

OH MYLIE GRR!

2009-12-11T14:13:00.000-08:00

My darling daughter of mine loves to do my hair...She always says skooootch mom whenever I sit so she can squeeze behind me and play with my hair. So today as a normal routine she said skooootch mom! So I did and there was pulling and twisting..the normal hair playing day! Until a smelled something sweet...MMMMMMM Something like my new holiday apple spice lotion ( thanks to RS Pres) Hummm my head feels a little wet???? This is what I saw when I looked in the mirror.... Love ya Mylie love ya. Good thing its 3:00 pm and I am still in my jammies and haven't showered. you have pushed me to show some sort of hygiene for the day!

Note this isn't a great picture But you get the idea!

WOW What a month!

2009-11-23T10:03:00.001-08:00

Life has been sooooo crazy this month.BUSY BUSY with work and family time...Mylie is huge and has so much to say. I can carry on excellent conversation with her and her new thing is "Why mom Why?" She is off and on with the whole potty thing. Oh well I guess. My energy with that is a little dull! We'll get there hopefully by 2010! Mike is busy working and squeezing in an occassional duck hunt in between my photoshoots...Bless his heart for giving of some of that duck time to Mylie :) I still have yet to have a clean house that last for more than one day but I can dream right? Still trying to sell the ole camera so I can update nooooo luck so far. I think everyone is broke and that's a stinker! For some fun news..We had Mylies mullet cut off into the most BIG Girl BOB! I love it! It does bring a tear to my eye everytime I look at my BIG Girl and not my baby mini! Wow you blink and I swear it's all gone!

She is now watching "the big rock candy mountain" and is one of her favorite movies( I used to watch it when I was younger...its old). I can't beleive her attention span for some things it amazes me!
Next was a monumental birthday more so than the first year for me at least... so we made it a fun one! She has entered a whole new relm of life! She is far more independent than ever before. MY FAVORITE is how much she tells me "I luba you mom! Sqweeeeze hugs!" with out me or mike prompting her to say such things. They always come unexpected and just melts me away...Sigh I hope this lasts! Here are a few snipits from the party..PS She has loved penguins since her first trip to the zoo and her and pablo(backyardigans) are pals!

We played peguin bingo, scoot the ice, PLIKNO (Was a big hit as always), and pop the balloon! We ate wonderful nachos and yummy black and white cake! Thanks for everyones help!
Mylie was so thrilled that she got a "puppy furreal" She didn't even care about anyone elses gifts So I just want to Say I Do and we are so greatful for all that you gave Mylie that night. She even tried on all the clothse and told us herself "oh cute!" Thanks for all the love you all shared with us in supporting her this night! Thanks to all those who took charge of the camera for me I was much to busy to think about it! I wish we could have invited everyone but ya know .... $$$ stinks! We love you all!

I want these on right now!

2009-11-14T12:09:00.001-08:00

She didn't wanna wear it!

2009-11-06T08:50:00.000-08:00

So sad but I had this idea of making mylie a peacock costume clear back in august...So I slowly(really slowly) bought and made bits of it and sadly I didn't get what I wanted. But still semi cute. The worst part of it was putting it on Mylie(keep in mind that we practiced several days before just so she would wear it) the day of Halloween.She screamed bloody bloody murder! She kept saying "Don wan it!" The picture tells the story well. All her face make up was rubber off and she is just bawling. So we decided to got outside in just her tights and told her brrr it's cold Success!!She let us put it on and then we hit the road and only a couple of houses actually had people in them. (which isn't a bad thing there wasn't much candy in my house the day after). The second we got back to Lizzies party it was off...Oh well I have to keep telling myself...she's just two! We had a blast at the party thanks Case family!

My little soccer girl!

2009-11-03T13:45:00.000-08:00

Okay she must be really watching me lately...I didn't show her how to do this. She was even trying to tuck in the shin guard to the sleeve like your supposed to. I thought this was hilarious in her Sunday dress with half of her rollers pulled out getting ready to play some "Socca balls". Mylie is so funny the more she says and learns the more we just laugh. She is little miss drama. When she can't reach something she yells out "I ceeeaaan't" and makes a reaching grunting noise while she jumps up. We just laugh at how everything has such emotion behind every word! Most of all she is loves playing house and make me and mike eat her plastic play food. I especially love how she talks to her babies and orders pizza on her phone. She loves counting and is really good at recognizing shapes even when they aren't literal. We have even bought her a potty and she is SORTA KINDA interested. She definitely gets the idea, but only when she is naked! She didn't even care when she peed in her panties so I think we have a little ways to go. But we have had a little success in her recognizing when she need to go. Everything is poop to her so we can't tell if she is going 1 or 2. There is just so much she does now it's hard to name them all. She is a hoot and we love her and her little sassy personality.

Witches night!

2009-10-21T13:36:00.000-07:00

What a crazy evening. People almost sacrificing their car just to get into the parking lot. Woweee! It's safe to say that a lot of crazies were there that night. As for anyone thinking about going to it....Wait and dress up like a witch on Halloween.......There was twentyone bajillion people there and most of the shops were to packed to even enjoy. Although it was fun to see all the different kind of people and costumes and our family there! This is the only picture I got of the evening. I threw on a hat and called it good!{thank heavens for my mom already having it. My life is super busy with photos.I had a shoot point 2 seconds before this so I barely made it there! My crafty mom and shay made their own hats. Amber made a surprise visit...it was a good treat to see her.

Have you ever made german pancakes?

2009-10-19T17:11:00.000-07:00

We decided to try something new for breakfast{although I recall having these before} Mike has never had them.. so I followed the recipe and put in the oven, timer set and then not to long later....Mike yells to me "something smells like it's burning!" Oh Crap here I do it again! But when I opened the oven to my surprise I found a molten mountain of pancake that wasn't burning but towering over the pan almost reaching the top of my oven! My first thought is Whaaat did I do wrong...Then laughter and lots of it....Then I better take a picture. We ate the whole thing, me, mike, and mylie. It was GREAT, added a little lemon juice and powder sugar YUM! So YES i will recommend this mountainous molten pancake! Be not worried it is supposed to look like that...

I want this hat!!

2009-10-07T10:47:00.000-07:00

Isnt't this the most adorable knit hat. The ear flaps are to DIE for! I hope I can win me one from Amanda Keeys for my photoshoots! Wouldn't it look adorable on a baby boy???

GOOOO ISU!

2009-10-04T11:38:00.000-07:00

We were able to get up to my sisters soccer game in Logan this past week. It was so fun to be able to support her and her team! We had a blast! What we thought was going to be a freezing day...turned out not to bad. The game was fun and what do ya know ISU won USU! Woot Woot Amber! I love their colors (Bengals) Orange and black. You could definitely see them against the green grass and blue sky! We had Mylie in an orange and white sweater but it never really got shown (cause of the cold). But the ultimate fan was another family had their little baby all dressed in a tiger outfit..SO Cute shoulda got a picture of it. I just want Amber to know we are proud of her being able to juggle college, church, school, friends, and sleep! It's not an easy task but way to GO! Hope to see a game at your home field soon!

Selling my camera stuff!

2009-09-17T12:24:00.001-07:00

All to just upgrade... Leave a message if you want more info. I got a package deal!

Ode to my Salsa

2009-09-10T16:10:00.001-07:00

Oh how I wish you would last a lot longer....We eat your deliciousness too fast! This is such a big event of the year..pretty much the whole day is dedicated to this delectable treat! If you dare to try the recipe check "my favorite recipe" on the side of the blog! 1 batch makes 12 bigger jars {not enough for my house}. YUMMO!

Here is to Bronson what a big boy! He is coming to my house next week to be babysat while Shay goes back to work. I am so excited to spend this time with him. I either become his least favorite aunt or his fav....we'll see but I am so guessing I'll be his favorite!

This is Mylie feeding little guy! Okay now I am really sure she is a big girl!

Our first vacation of the summer!

2009-09-08T16:29:00.000-07:00

HOLY crap! I am so exhausted from this fun filled weekend....although it wasn't long enough. We drove about 6 hours to get to this cabin and boy oh boy was it worth it! Gorgeous plantation cabin! Gorgeous views I could go on and on with the details of this place. We went into Yellowstone on sat. (mike's first time) Buffalo crossed right in front of our car when we pulled into see old faithful. (perfect beginning don't ya think)IT was amazing! Mylie did so well in the car I couldn't believe it. I was more annoyed than she sure was. We got to go on a beautiful hike to an amazing river! we shot guns (found out grandma was better at skeet than grandpa)ate lots and lots of food. It was great! Thanks family for all the fun memories we made this weekend! I think Mylie's favorite part of the trip was playing poly pockets with her cousins and Tyson pushing (running) her in the stroller around the cabins porch. Mine was ...... all of it! Okay the driving wasn't all that fun but at least it was beautiful scenery. Lets do it again but lots longer next time!

My Little MyMy isn't so little!

2009-08-26T12:18:00.000-07:00

I can't believe this but I am having full on conversations with her now. She totally understands me {When she wants} She has even picked up on selective hearing ha ha! Mylie has been up to a lot this summer. She loves her chalk board so much. Always wanting to draw shapes. Her favorite is the star cause she sings twinkle everytime she sees it. She loves it even better when mom or dad colors with her.{"Cumon dad cumon mom lets color"} My new favorite although it worries me she says "Lets go outthide"(Lisp ahhh) really that's the only word that sticks out the most. She now says cheeeese when I don't have the camera ready so I think I am making progress on getting her to look at the camera. She also loves to take my picture with her big Lego blocks :) She loves to squish behind me when I am sitting on the couch She even tell me squish mom. Pull me back and she'll do my hair. Dad has even taught her how to order pizza on her phone.Many many more things she has discovered!

On another note... we went to grandma B's house one day and she bought a ton of these fun car things. EVEN the adults couldn't wait to try them out!Gotta love lifetime toys.

One more thing that we have done a lot of this summer is take Bridger out to swim. He is getting really good at retrieving his bird. I couldn't be more grateful for him. This dog has brought a lot of laughter to our home. Mylie loves telling him what to do and hold his leash when we go for walks. She especially loves to throw his ball to him {and her dinner}.

Pink Pink you stink!

2009-08-04T12:43:00.000-07:00

My mom got Mylie these really cute shoes. I debated on the 4th to buy her the red ones but couldn't talk myself into it! Thats what grandmas are for.....Spoiling! Thanks. This posy poserson still wouldn't look at me. But still so very cute!

Missionaries from "O" Town

2009-07-29T09:35:00.000-07:00

I caught this picture while I was at a photo shoot with a boy who will be preparing for this day in the very near future. I forgot I even had it! I reminds me of Mike, my hub, and his secret love. I think he loved his mission more than he claims. This past Sunday he stepped in to teach the lesson on the spot.(surprised me) (which was on missionary work) His face is so ummmm...... bright and happy when he talks about it. I think he remembers how much fun he had, the hard work and rewards he received and most of all how much it changed the way he looks at life. I am so thankful for the gospel in our little family's life. Though its hard at times to be the best (ha ha) it is still important to us!I am pretty sure Heavenly Father still loves us even though we curse all through sacrament meeting...thanks to our dearest little Mylies out bursts! HE HAS TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SENSE OF HUMOR! Any ways it has brought many blessings into our lives and our families. So all I have to say to these missionaries good luck and may your missions shed new light on your life and your future lives! It is worth it 100 fold! :)

ZOO FUN!

2009-07-24T07:32:00.000-07:00

YEah we got out of the house! My friend Kim and her daughter went with me and mine to the zoo. What a success all of the animals were up and moving! I was so glad... Our last adventure didn't go so well! It was so nice to hang out with Kim! I don't ever get to see her so it was a really nice treat for me!

Serious SLIP N SLIDE!

2009-07-15T15:32:00.000-07:00

My sister in law found this gigantic slip n slide in Wellsville. HOLY CRAP this thing was monsterously FUN!!! This is not for sissies! BUT i am telling you some of the kids were as young as THREE that were going down this all by themselves! MYLIE even sat in between me and Mike and kept saying "TA DA" at the end and then begging to go "GAIN!" We were there for hours and could go back for more! NOTHING BUT A BIG RUSH! Thanks Sarah for putting this together we love love loved it! Lets go again!

One one of our favorite things to do was a big train. This all the older gals! WOOT WOOT for us!

I am standing in the same spot for both of these pictures to give you the idea of how long this is! Yes if you are skilled you can make it to the end!

LOVED ALL OF THE MANY FACIAL EXPRESSIONS!

HE'S HERE!

2009-07-09T09:14:00.000-07:00

Bronson Taylor Edwards
June 30, 2009
12:14 AM
7 LBS 6 OZ.
21 inches
{One day after Shayla's Birthday}
It was a long long labor but she did it! C Section and all!

Quite the artisit!

2009-06-25T10:46:00.000-07:00

I didn't think I was that bad at watching Mylie. Boy, does she get around and fast. She opened the red nail polish in the kitchen (thank heavens not on the carpet)While I was on the phone with the insurance guy...5 minutes! What a mess my tile was! She looked so proud when she told me "mom, pretty!" Thanks to nail polish remover we had success in getting it off the floor! We did a finger painting for fathers day a week ago. Mylie liked the idea of it so while I was unavailable.....You Know.:) She opend the closet and found the finger paints and decided the black table should go! I didn't take a picture of the window seat cause I think I cleaned that carpet in lightning speed. I was quite impressed by my super human scrubbing! Needless to day what an artist! Once again proud, all she said (with a grin) was "Paint!" I love my little monster!

Kiss kiss to the fathers!

2009-06-25T10:32:00.000-07:00

What a special day this was.I couldn't be more grateful for the fathers in my life. I love them all so very much!My dad...what a funny guy. I will never forget the laughter that we share!Thanks for all the Dad talks! Karl...what a strong man. In the sense that he had to put up with a lot in his life! He is such an easy going man. I hope a little of you will rub off on me! MIKE...I love you so much. Words don't make enough sense to explain you. We laugh...we don't cry (well i do ha ha)... we have the best relationship in the world. Even though your not the romantic type I still love you the way you are and your thoughtfulness. I know Mylie loves you so much. She gets so sad when you leave the house. You have done so much for our family. Thanks you for everything. We would stop living with out you in our lives. Keep up the good work Husband&Dad! Each of you fathers are such great examples to me and can't wait to make more fun memories with you! Happy Dad's Day!

This is it...My Family blog!

2009-06-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

Sorry if it has taken a while to find me and my family stuff. But it was time to separate business from family. So here we are a work in progress and hopefully I get to post here bunches too! Quick picture of mylie.....Can't get her to say apple any more it has now moved on to apple juice???? And hipo is now hipo juice. We don't really ever have that much juice in my house so it's not like I say juice a lot :) She also is responding to my questions..."Mylie where is you sippy cup?" Mylie: " Ummmmmmm I don't know?" ME: "Are you sure?" Mylie " In my bed." Ha ha and it was! My favorite thing that Mylie is doing now is asking to color and to play with the play dough. I love artsy fartsy stuff I am so glad she is getting into to. AS for those who don't know I stay home now and babysit. It is a bitter sweet thing cause your own kids are so much easier to handle than others but this is what my house is filled with....A bunch of CUTE little SaSSY Monkeys. How I make it through the week...I don't know I just do it by the seat of my pant. IT'S WORTH EVERY MINUTE that I don't have a boss and traffic and to pick Mylie up at the sitters. I love it!