Lexie's 18th Birthday

 July 10 --
I wanted to make sure Lexie had a celebration for her 18th birthday, even though it was low key still and not a huge party. I've been eye cupcake cakes and I also wanted to do something fun but not so juvenile.  So I made this:

Goofy Adam

Nani reading to my boys

Chatting

Jeremy twisting the hat around so it spins

I don't even remember what we had for dinner- I think it was some kind of mexican meal.  Then on the way out to the car I was holding the extra cupcake flower and the cardboard support had a bend that I'd been warning everyone about....but then I forgot and all the rest of the cupcakes fell on the ground face down. So sad!

Rachel's Baby Shower

July 9 -- Since this was more than 6 months ago . . .  I don't remember much. I was pretty excited that Rachel was finally having a baby and eager to plan a baby shower for her. I know how much my baby showers helped me be prepared to have a baby. I got together with Michelle, Rachel's MIL and Ashley, her SIL and we planned a baseball theme shower-inspired by Jeremy the daddy-to-be.  Church buildings are not my favorite place to have a party--but there wasn't a home option and it worked really good because there were sooo many people who came and there wouldn't have been any room at a house! It was a lot of fun and there was so many cute ideas how there. But with budget we need to keep things in check. Michelle did all the food and quilted lots of baby blankets and Ashley helped with food prep and made some cute things to help decorate and make it festive. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera so I got these from Ashley.

For the games we played the price is right, using all the baby stuff on the left of the table, and prizes were Bath and Body works swag.

We also played a nursery rhyme game, and had a diaper raffle (which was awesome!)

I've been wanting to make a bunting for the last few years and I finally got around to doing it.  I thought it turned out great. And hoped Rachel could use it in the baby's room to decorate too.

Ashley made this great baseball banner

Here are the food tables

I saw this in another blog, little boy onesies on a clothes line. So cute! They are all baseball themed too.

Oh also, I think there may be a post earlier about this. But I made the diaper cake, and the diaper raffle prizes were Skullcandy headphones.

The Zoo

 July 7

Our old friends the Larsen's came to visit. It was fun to catch up. I'm waiting for a picture from Denise.  Of us 3 girls. And I could post one from like 13 years ago and then a current one! Ha :)....if  can find it. I have been looking for it for the last 45 mins. Its been kicking around here for years! And when I actually want it I can't find it!

Anyway, after that we went to the Zoo with our friends the Oleksa's. ----
Today, four and a half months later...I'll finish this post...

The boys had a great time!  And it was so easy for me since there were 2 older girls who love to dote on Max! I enjoyed hanging out with my friend Emily.

Tiger

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These Dinos were new, and were animatronic (if thats the right word). It was pretty creepy to be up close.

Yummy Pizza

Zac LOVES maps!

We stayed for the Elephant show...which to be honest was pretty slow and lame.

Digging for fossils in the sand box.

Yummy ice cream cones that tasted a little like different flavors of laffy taffy.

These Dinos sprayed water occasionally.

All wet

Max, Navie, Aidan

On the train

My friend Emily

I thought Max looked so cute in this hat!

To Blog or Not to Blog....

I'm not in the mood to do this...in fact, I should probably be preparing a talk for Stake Conference this Sunday...we were told there are no assigned speakers and they asked everyone to prepare a talk, as they are going to make the decision who will speak and announce it at the beginning of Stake Conference. Can we say, scary?!  I think my topic will be on cheerfully fulfilling your calling, your responsibilities, living life etc. I already have some conference talks picked out to read for inspiration and direction, but I guess procrastinating my talk a little longer is what will get me to blog today! :)

I actually have a blog post almost ready that I started back in July....

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What? I have a blog?

You have just experienced the characteristic drought that happens to a blog when the writer has morning, or rather, all day sickness....

We are expecting! Baby Boy #3!

Due March 20th

I will begin to back post eventually, but I just don't care about stuff lately-Im too tired to.  So who knows when that will start. Ideally, I'd like to finish before Christmas. It has been on my mind for the last month or so.

Life has been busy lately, most of which I'll try to include in my back posting-for journalling purposes (even though I haven't taken many pictures the last few months).

Another big thing to happen in our family is, Jon was called to be the Second Counselor in the Bishopric in our ward. He was set apart and ordained a High Priest last Sunday. It was great to have most of his family with us. We are excited for this new adventure.

Crafting

July 5 and 6

It was nice to be able to fit a couple crafts in, especially with all the busyness of moving, unpacking, the holiday and family visiting. I sure miss doing crafts.

I've been wanting to make a flag banner like this for more than a year. I want to put one in the boys room. I found it at V and Co.

I haven't made it happen until Rachel's baby shower came. I search online about cute decorations and all. The theme was baseball. I really think all the decorations and details make it feel different and feel festive. Just like Secondsister says. (By the way I really want to go to this Spark Event....anyone want to go with me?!)

Ok, ok so I did this the very cheap way since I was doing different things to decorate and the games were a bit expensive too.

I bought about 1/4 of a yard of 6 different fabrics: baseballs in 3 different colors and 3 solid patterns in similar colors. I cut them in to charm pack size then cut the triangles. Then I bought muslin and made my own bias tape. All the cutting was a hassle. But sewing it all together was really simple and quick. And I LOVE how it turned out!

Lexie and I also made a diaper cake. This was my first one. We watched a couple tutorials on youtube before deciding how to proceed.  I don't love it (Lexie does :) the red and blue are baseball colors and the green is like the grass on the field), but it worked out well still. I think I'll do things differently next time with the ribbon and getting the accessories to stay on the cake. And I'd do the color scheme and ribbons differently. The middle is a bottle of martinelli's. We couldn't find a stuffed animal that was baseball themed so sewed this bear in a few places so it could hold Zac's baseball.