I need help destashing!

Okay so I am trying to clean out my baby accessory stuff. I have created a blog to list everything I have for sale. http://mygracielou1.blogspot.com/ I am trying to sell everything more wholesale but if anything wants anything retail please let me know. I'll gladly sell to you if I haven't already sold it. If you know anyone that is in the bow business or looking to start please send them my way. This is a great opportunity for those getting ready for Holiday craft shows to add some fillers. If you look - don't judge me. It's a lot of stuff :) I am going to be posting more throughout this week and weekend as I go thru more. Thanks for your help!

This is the Good Life!

I could be posting about all the things I got done this weekend with the Nursery and Kaitlin's room but instead I just wanted to do a quick post about what an awesome husband and daughter I have. This really was a great weekend. I got a lot done but I also spent a lot of quality time with my family. Tonight for dinner we made Ramen noodles and potstickers and it seemed like the best dinner ever. Kaitlin woke up from her nap in a great mood and we just really had an enjoyable night. I had choir practice after dinner and while I was getting ready to leave Kaitlin said in a demanding voice "Mom I need hugs and kisses." Seriously almost brought a tear to my eyes. Of course I had to squeeze a little longer than usual on that hug. I had asked Sam to switch the laundry to the dryer while I was gone and I asked Kaitlin to remind him :) As I was leaving Sam asked Kaitlin what they were going to do while I was gone and Kaitlin said "Dad you need to do the laundry!" So funny. Haha is it bad that I almost trust my 2 year old more in remembering something like that than my hubby? Yesterday I was doing a bunch of painting for the girl's rooms and of course Kaitlin wanted to help. It was so much fun and just enjoyable. Kaitlin sat at the table with me and painted 8 flowers for Makenna's mobile. She was so concentrated and so proud of herself for helping with Kenna's room. I think Kaitlin is getting more excited about having a baby sister - she's been talking about her a lot this weekend, about the things she'll show her and teach her. One of the first things she asked about when she woke up from her nap was wanting to see the flowers in Kenna's room. She's said she'll tell Kenna that she made them for her and that they'll make Kenna happy :) I am getting so excited for having 2 little girls. I know it will be a while before they'll be able to play but I know Kaitlin is going to love helping me with her and I'm so excited to share that with her. I love love the face Kaitlin gets when she's excited about something - like when I came home from Walmart yesterday and told her I bought her something. She does the biggest surprised face. It was a bath mat for her bathtub (princess of course) because the last few times she's been in the bathtub she has complained that "Something is moving me mom!" (she was floating and sliding a little bit - haha). She was so excited to take a bath last night and pointed out the princesses on her mat numerous times. I'm so grateful that I have her in my life to remind me to enjoy "the moments." To slow down and just enjoy her smiles and giggles. Today at church I asked her if she knew where Jesus lives and she told me "Jesus lives in Herriman!" Of course it made me smile and giggle but then I tried to tell her that Jesus lives in Heaven and she got frustrated and said again "No mom he lives in Herriman!" Yesterday in the morning she climbed in bed with us and I don't remember what she did but I laughed and she said "It's not funny mom, it's just a joke" Haha. I love the things she comes up with. She is constantly putting smiles on our faces and making us laugh. This IS the good life.

Picture Overload!

THE LAST 2 WEEKS IN PICTURES

Kaitlin loves to play on our deck and I had to test out my new camera.
It's my Christmas present. Really we had to buy a new camera because the
one Samwas using died so he took mine and a mom
CANNOT be at home without a camera!
Kaitlin posing for mom...

Sam thinking he's so funny by taking a picture of him sneaking a bite
of the chocolate I'd been saving. Who's more of a stinker - my 2 year old or my husband?

WARD TRUNK - OR - TREAT

Kaitlin had so much fun at our ward Halloween party. She loved seeing
everyone dressed up and pointing out their costumes.
Mom & Kaitlin ready to party!...

Kaitlin showing off her bowling skills...

She was so happy and proud of her little lion toy she won.
I really wonder why we spend money on the expensive toys - why
don't we just go to the dollar store every once in a while...

Posing by some pumpkins before heading out to get the candy...

PAINTING PUMPKINS

Kaitlin was very excited to paint pumpkins this year...

After she got done with hers she helped me finish mine...

Finished pumpkins
Dakota's is the one with flames, then mine, Sam's,
Kaitlin's and of course we had to do one for Makenna

HALLOWEEN DAY

Kaitlin's cute little neighbor friend, Amber has her birthday on Halloween.
So the last 2 years going to her birthday party has become part of our
Halloween day. Kaitlin was so excited and kept asking me over and over
when she got to go. She was so excited to show Amber her dress and to give
her the present we got for her. She did pretty well keeping what it was a secret
until it came time to open the presents. Then I heard her telling one of the other
girls what it was. So cute to see her socializing. I love this girl!

Princess Aurora ready for Strawberry Shortcake's (aka Amber) Birthday Party

Playing in the Bounce House.
It took my cautious little girl a while before she would go in but once
she did she had a blast. It was so much fun watching her.

The awesome cake made by Amber's mom, my good friend Angela

The Birthday Girl getting ready to blow out her candles...
HALLOWEEN NIGHT

Here's Tinkerbell ready to Trick or Treat!...Getting ready to fly....

We had a great time trick-or-treating this year. We only went to probably 10
houses but Kaitlin loved it. Except when she was handed soda - Dad tried
to get her to say "Thank You" and her response was (in a bitter tone)
"This is not a treat." We were slightly embarrassed but what
do you do. She's 2! The weather was so perfect. I wish it was like that
all year round. Kaitlin loved opening up the door and handing out the candy
to all the trick-or-treaters. It was a great night - until the annoying teenagers
persistently rang the door bell and pounded on the door after I turned all the lights
off. I was so annoyed. After the 3rd set of kids did it I let them know how I felt :)

THE NURSERY

The window valance...

A little something I made to fill wall space
I made one for Kaitlin's room also with a big red flower...

The painted niches....

The diaper stacker....

Baskets I found at Joann's - I was nervous buying them but they are perfect!
And I was so happy that I remembered I had a 20% off coupon.

The lamp shade I covered...

TADA! I finally got them posted. Now it's off to bed. I'm exhausted.
And I'm pretty sure Makenna is going to be a soccer player or something.
I swear she's been moving constantly the last 2 days. That
glucose drink yesterday must have really gotten to her!

Attempting to Post!

I just wanted to let everyone know we're alive. On Sunday I tried to upload a bunch of cute pictures but then my laptop died. Well not totally died but it's not recognizing my wireless adapter so the internet wasn't working. And I have so many good pictures to share! Of course there was my adorable Tinkerbell for Halloween night (she was Sleeping Beauty during the day) and I've made a lot of progress on the nursery! I've painted, finished the valance, diaper stacker, covered a lamp shade and made some cute flower canvas things for both of the girls rooms. I'm feeling productive and sad I can't share!

In other news I went to the Dr yesterday for my 29 week apt and everything checked out well. I am now starting to go every 2 weeks which means we're definitely getting closer! I had to do my glucose test yesterday which was oh so much fun (I remember it being worse last time though) and my Dr. had me go up to Alta View as soon as I was done to get the H1N1 vaccine. I'm measuring right on track - the only thing that was pretty different was her heartrate was in the 120's instead of the 150's like its been the whole time. Dr said that's totally normal as they get more developed but it surprised me.

Anyway hopefully I can post pics soon. Hope all is well! We're loving the weather this week and are going to try and enjoy it while it lasts!

Weekend Happenings

The weekend plans changed a little from what I posted before but it was still a great weekend. Friday night we went to the pumpkin patch. Unfortunately Kaitlin was not in a picture taking mood but she still had fun picking pumpkins. We then went and ate at Red Robin - one of our family favorites and then home for a nice movie night. Saturday morning we went to dance class which was a waste of time. Kaitlin didn't participate and I think I'm done with it. I wasn't even planning on taking her but she said she wanted to go. I don't think I'll even ask this weekend unless Sam wants to try taking her. Blah. It was fun for a minute. After being at dance class for 20 minutes we hopped in the car and headed to Grandma Paula's. Unfortunately my mom didn't have a good week and was feeling pretty crappy so we went down to cheer her up. We had a nice relaxing day just hanging out with Grandma, we spent the night, had breakfast with her, I did some cleaning for her and then we headed home. I love my mom so much and hate to see her in so much pain and feeling so unhappy :( Kaitlin loves being at her house - she has so many fun toys and books. While hanging out I was able to finish the hand stitching on the crib bumper so when I got home I added the ties and TADA! its done! I of course had to quickly go put the crib together - see pictures below. I also put pictures of the 2 years below that we went to the pumpkin patch - it's fun to have traditions and see how much Kaitlin changes each year. I'm excited to have 2 little girls to go next year! If we're all in the mood we're going to paint them tonight :)

Oct 2007 - 6 months old

(I can't believe she doesn't have a big flower on her head! LoL)

Oct 2008 - 18 months old

Oct 2009 - 30 months old
(Unfortunately she said NO WAY to taking a picture sitting on the hay like the years before)

I wish we could have beautiful fall weather everyday like over the weekend! Happy Fall Everyone!

26 Week Belly Pics

Here I am 26 weeks pregnant! I think all of the pictures from here on out will probably have Kaitlin in them as well :) She likes to pose with me. I'm actually feeling pretty good about the size of my belly - with the way I popped out so early I expected to feel huge by now but I don't. I've measured just right when at the drs so I'm not worried about it but I actually feel kinda small. I need to go pull out the pictures from when I was pregnant with Kaitlin to compare. As I'm typing Makenna is doing her morning gymnastics (I think she like my morning hot chocolate - that's my girl!) I have had a very productive week and will try to post pictures later this weekend. I have about an hour left of hand stitching the binding on the bumper pad and plan to finish that tonight while clearing out my DVR. I cleaned out the nursery with Kaitlin's help. She had a great time finding toys, shoes and hats that she hasn't seen in months. We of course had to try on lots of things and I had to wear whatever had she chose which I was then told I had to play sea witch with the hats on. Sam laughed at me when he came home and I was cleaning with Kaitlin's red Jesse cowgirl hat on (I forgot I still had it on). I santized all the furniture in the nursery and Sam raised the crib back up last night (thanks honey!) I pretty much finished Kaitlin's Halloween costume which I'm happier with than I thought I was last week. So I'm feeling pretty good about life! So what if the bathrooms haven't been cleaned - I got baby stuff to do right? We're excited for a fun weekend - hopefully I'll have lots of pictures to post. Tonight - annual trip the pumpkin patch, tomorrow - dance class, lunch with girlfriends and dinner with our good friends Danny & Betsy & kids. Have a good weekend!

98 Days & Counting!

I just noticed that the baby counter hit less than 100 days. I'm gonna be honest - that kinda freaks me out. I am so excited to have another baby and I love feeling her do gymnastics inside of me but I'm definitely not ready yet. I have barely thought about things that we need to buy or what we need to do before she comes. Ahhh! So I've realized that I need to go thru all the baby stuff and get the nursery ready sooner than later just incase anything happens! I'm going to try to put my other projects aside and work on baby stuff soon. I did finish the crib skirt this weekend and am planning on starting the bumper pad tomorrow. I am getting a little nervous as to how Kaitlin is going to react. I know she is going to love her but I also am pretty sure we're going to have some rough times. So mom with mutiple kids - what tips do you have for me? Anything and everything - how do you juggle life with more than 1? How to do you balance your attention between them? Any tips on preparing for #2??? Thanks in advance!