St Patty's day (I told you I was behind)

For St. Patrick's Day this year, I made green pancakes and convinced the girls that leprechauns had come and gotten into the batter and turned it green. Danica even told her teacher that. I started babysitting on this day and we did a fun craft and made blarney stones.
Whitney had a blast. I need to do things like this more often.

We really didn't do any other celebrations that day. It's been kind a slow year for celebrations (I can't imagine why...)

4 and 5 months of Dallin

So I have been extrememly busy as of late. I started babysitting, we had family out for Dallin's blessing, and then our power cable to our laptop decided it didn't want to work, but unfortunately for me my family didn' stop growing or doing things during that time so here are a few pictures of Dallin from March 16 - his 4 month milestone.

"gosh my sistsers and dad sure like to do weird things to me..."

"being King might not be so bad"

"I think I might like this saucer. If only my feet touched the ground"

Now a month has gone by and I will post some major events soon, but here are a few things from around April 16 - his 5 month milestone.

Some things I like to do are smile, laugh, and talk to people. I know how to roll over, but I don't like to because I hit my head on the floor the other day and I didn't like that too much. I found my feet and I think they are pretty cool. My sisters are the best!! I am starting to let my mommy sleep a bit at night now even though I still get up twice. I just love my mommy and hate to be away from her for that long. I love to chew on my toys and I drool all over everyone. I still spit up too, but usually save it for daddy or when we are out and about.

Another move

We got word today that Rocky Mountain National Park would like to have Dave back. In fact his new supervisor said she talked to his internship supervisor and was told she would be crazy not to hire him. It's good to finally be getting that kind of response when everyone tells him how amazing of a ranger he is. His work definately reflects how much he loves what he is doing. The only downside is that it is still a temporary position. So we get to go through all the wonder again in a few months time.

But we are excited to get back to where the dream started.

What have my kids been up to?

The end of February Dave introduced Dallin to the world of Pretty Pretty Princess. Yes - Dave dressed his son up in Princess Jewlery. Apparently he didn't mind too much.

Whitney had fun playing in the mud (also the end of February). We were hoping to get some grass in the backyard before all our family came, but discovered the ground here is super hard and has to be soaked for a few days before you can do anything to it. So here is what Whitney did while I soaked to the ground.

We didn't actually get grass planted either, but it probably wasn't a bad thing since it just snowed last weekend.

The first week in March the Kindergarten celebrated Dr. Sues and they all got Cat in the Hat hats. Here is Danica sporting her fab purple one.

She really did like it despite the funny look on her face.

Anyway, I am once again very far behind in the blogging and we have had several important things happen this month so I will try to get them up asap.

Need a Massage?

For all my friends in Utah -
My mother is a certified massage therapist and she is making a business trip to Utah the first full week in April (4-11) and she is looking for people that would like to have a massage.
If you are interested you can email her at heavenlytouchrc@yahoo.com
She is filling up fast so if you are interested don't wait to contact her and get all the details.

And I have to say - if you have never had a massage you need to try it. You feel so good afterward.

more about Dallin

I'm sure some of you are curious about what's happening with Dallin - well, I've tried to supplement him, and he's just not hungry after he nurses - or he's too stubborn to take formula. He will take my milk from a bottle if I have any to give him after he eats, but when given formula he just smiles at me and lets it all drool out all over the place.
The doctor gave him some medicine to help him spit up less, and that seems to be helping.
All-in-all this has been really rough on me and i am sure the rest of my family. The doctor and I have also discussed pumping and adding fortifier or formula to it to see if we can calorie pack it, but we are doing well for now, but I really could use some extra sleep. I am exhausted.

Are you a paper Crafter?

So this is a plug for my business, but it's a wonderful time to order! It is Stampin' Up! biggest promotion of the year!
SALE-A-BRATION!
Right now when you order from me you can get a free copy of our catalog (that's worth $10). When you spend $50 you get a FREE product from the pink mini catalog.

There are so many things that Stampin' Up! has to offer. It's not just stamping anymore. We sell The sizzix Big Shot plus exclusive Stampin Up! dies to go with it. We have vinyl wall decor. You must go check it out. All the freebies end at the end of this month. But you never know what they will offer next.

Here's a few creations I have made. Sorry there aren't pics on the pages yet
These two projects use the Big Shot. The first one is an 8.5x8.5" scrapbook page. It uses the Urban Oasis designer paper and the Simple flower embosslit (it embosses and cuts at the same time).

This card uses the Top Notch die and the Pretty Princess stamp set. Perfect for the little princess in your family

And who doesn't need birthday pages and cards. This uses two of my favorite things. The crazy for cupcakes stamp set and the cosmo glitter!


You can click on the catalog to go to my website and click SHOP NOW. To see all the wonderful things. Tell your friends because you get a SALE-A-BRATION product for every $50 you spend, and you can get hostess benefits too. If you are interested in more information drop me a line.
Also - if you have ever thought of doing what I do (it's so great! you get to get paid for getting your scrapbooking done :) and you plan your schedule)
Now is a great time to sign up because the starter kit is on SALE!

Playing dolls???

Whitney wanted so much to play with Dallin. She handed him her Cinderella barbie and he grabbed it and tried to eat it. He has really gotten the hang of grabbing and putting into his mouth.

Don't worry Dave doesn't know he was playing with barbies. :)

Outgrown clothes

Once again this is from January. I got up one morning after Dave and Danica had gone and came out to see this standing in the living room. I think it's time to go through the clothes. The crazy part is the skirt is a size 5 and the top I believe is a 4 and she is barely 3. YIKES.

btw - I did already go through the clothes and pulled out a whole box of clothes that didn't fit. She swiped a few outfits out of the box when I wasn't looking though because she was wearing them the other day. (specifically the cougar cheerleader outfit she got for Christmas of '07 - it's her favorite)

3 Months

On Feb 16 Dallin was officially 3 months old. Isn't he cute! He's always so bright eyed and smiley. And of course he still does this...

He has started grabbing for things and loves to play with his family. He enjoys short tummy times and can lift his head quite well. He enjoys being outside like the rest of his family. He is still quite the cuddlebug and has to sleep half the night with his daddy (or no one sleeps).

He is a joy in our lives!

Whitney's first haircut

We decided (in January) that it was finally time to even out Whitney's hair. This is what it looked like before. Kind of wild don't you think?

Danica was the photographer for the event and I'm not sure what Whitney was complaining about here. She actually liked getting her hair cut. Danica kept distracting her and making her move her head all over so this might be when I told her it was going to be really short if she didn't keep still.

The finished cut. Nothing fancy, just evened. It's probably a good thing she has curly hair though. She likes it.

hiking trip.

Jan 19th Danica had the day off and so did Dave. So we took advantage of that and the beautiful weather and hiked up the Canyon.
There are carins marking the hiking trail and the girls found a stick and decided to beat the carins to see if they could knock it over.


Some fun with the camera. I really like how they turned out. If you can't tell, Whitney is the first one and Danica is the second. They are so grown up I can't believe it.

Dave insisted on carrying both the backback and the snuggli. I was in the process of putting the snuggli on and he took it off and said he would take it. What a crazy guy. He took a small break to adore his son. I didn't quite capture the true moment on the camera, but oh well. Danica tried out her photography skills too. Dad wanted proof that I am involved in the family too :)


Then we picniced at Rattlesnake Springs.
There was an enormous tree that the girls couldn't resist playing on. There was dancing, balancing, and crawling going on. Dallin even got in on the fun.

Another picture of Dave and his son. He really is tied around his finger, just like the girls.

The ominous garbage can - These cans are designed to keep animals out. If you look closely (or click on the picture for a bigger view) you can see that the back part has this nice metal ridge that comes down on the back when you open the lid. Well...

This is a couple weeks after the fact. Yes, Danica got her finger squashed!!
She decided that she was going to help throw the trash away - without telling her dad. Well, he opened the lid right when she put her hand on the can to open the lid the way she thought it opened and this was the result. YIKES. Her finger will probably look like this until her fingernail grows out. Maybe that is a good excuss for fingernail polish.

Test Results

Well, Dallin had his test yesterday and the results so far are normal. And I am grateful, but we still have no answers. I am ready to just start supplementing.
I hate supplementing because I feel that I have failed to provide for my child. I felt that way with Danica too. But it might just be the best thing for my baby, but the thought of it makes me want to cry - I don't like failure. I don't like feeling that I'm not good enough for my child, and that is how supplementing makes me feel.
Dave keeps telling me everything is fine because he is such a happy baby - unlike Danica. Maybe he's right, maybe he is just a slow grower and not the norm.

Spit happens

We had our check uo yesterday. He gained one more pound. So he is consistently gaining a pound per month, but that still makes him only 9 pounds at 3 months. He also grew another inch (22.5") We think he may have an issue with reflux sice this is what he looks like almost all day.

The boy spits up for the entire two hours between feedings on most days. So they are going to do a test on monday to see for sure.
If you really want to get the full effect, go ahead and click on the picture -

How we spend our time

We really enjoy playing games with friends. Especially Pretty Pretty Princess. I think this must be the girls favorite (as it has appeared in many posts so far). We ran into a long-time friend at church a few weeks back and she came over and played with the girls and visited. We had a blast.

The girls love their little brother. I was preparing for my Stampin' Up! club and Dallin was chillin' in his swing. Whitney was playing with her bubbles and then she decided that Dallin would probably like the bubbles so she started blowing them at him. What great big sisters he has.