Fall Subway Art

So I have been loving Subway Art and since it is September, I was hunting for something cute to put in my frame. I didn't really see anything that tickled my fancy!! So, I made my own! I thought I would share. I just printed it out of my printer on computer paper and it looks just fine! Just trim around the edges to make it fit an 8x10 frame.

I don't know how to do the whole "download" thing. So if someone wants to tell me, that would be great!! Or can you just copy and paste my picture?? I don't know...

Giveaway!

My awesome friend Kyla is doing a giveaway all week long. I can't believe she has 1000 followers!!



Check it out!

Milestones

I am so excited for Saturday. It is a big day for our family!! Heidi will be getting baptized and right after Evan will receive the priesthood!! Such awesome events!! We are thrilled at the decisions that our children have made. Mother's Day will truly be an emotional one because that will be Evan's first time passing the sacrament. I'm teary-eyed just thinking about it! We are so proud of our kids!!

(This is the invitation that I made. It was my first time using PhotoShop. That's a hard program. I don't even know what I did or how I did it!! haha!!)

Spring Boutique

So...I have been recruited to do another boutique. Wish me luck and stop by and say hi!

Ryan's birthday

Ryan had been complaining about his broken down BBQ for a long time so I thought that would be the perfect gift for him for his birthday. I invited a few people to help pitch in for it. I drove him to Lowe's with his eyes closed and he really had no idea why we were there. There were a whole bunch of BBQ's outside the store so I said, "Let's just stop here!". "Really??" was his reply. Super excited. And he loves it! So, come on over for a BBQ!!

Daddy-Daughter Dance

I know...I'm a big time blog slacker. My apologies. But, it's so much easier and faster to upload pictures to Facebook, so that's where my pictures tend to go. So...here is a super cute picture to make up for my lack of blogging.

Tonight is the Daddy-Daughter Dance at the school. Heidi isn't feeling too well...swollen tonsils, but really, really, really wanted to spend a date night out with Daddy. So, they went. I have to tell you about her dress. It is the bridesmaid dress that my little sister wore to my wedding. She was almost 9 at the time. She is also wearing a Cinderella slipper necklace. That was the theme of my wedding. And Ryan dressed in blue to match her. Very sweet! I hope they are able to enjoy the night at least for a little while!

Boutique

I am excited to share that I am participating in my very first boutique! I'll admit, I am a little nervous. I'm not sure what to expect. But, we'll see! Check out the flier and stop on by! It's this weekend and there is going to be over 40 vendors! Fun times!

Halloween

I post most of my pictures on Facebook because they upload so much faster. Sorry for neglecting my blog. But, here is a picture of all of us on Halloween. We all dressed up this year. We had a lot of fun!

Click here to see all our Halloween pictures that I posted on Facebook (if you haven't already)! I hope you had a great Halloween month! We sure did! 2 Spooky dinners, movie night, game night, Adult party, trunk-or-treating x2. Good times!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

School is in session!

I do love summer, but sometimes it just seems too long. Life is better when we have a routine. So, yes, I am happy that school has started!! Even for Lindsey! Here are pictures of the kids on the first day. 6th grade, 4th grade, 2nd grade and Preschool.

Oops!

Well thanks to my sister I found out that I typed my new blog website wrong! Oops! The name of my craft blog is Strawberry Sweetie's Shoppe and the link is www.strawberrymel.blogspot.com. I hope you'll check it out!

Click here so you don't have to copy and paste. :-)

Long time...no write!

Sorry bloggers, I have been neglecting you. Not on purpose though...just got kinda bored of it. So...here's some updates...starting with the most recent.

On Monday night we went to McDonald's for family night. Cheap ice cream!

Also...I have started another blog: www.strawberrysweetiemel.blogspot.com where I am displaying items that I have made and would like to sell. Check it out! I plan to open up an etsy account as well. Here's a sample of what I have done recently:

I gave my baby a haircut! I cut off all his curls... :-( He looks so cute though! It was just really bushy in the back. Much better now! (Pardon the food in his mouth! hahah)
We have had some fun at the beach with family and friends and look forward to many more trips there. It's been rather cold for a California summer...but I'm not complaining too much! :-)

We love having Aunt Mandy here!Silly Grandma and Derek wavingRyan cooking the hot dogs...YUMMY!!!Lindsey sitting underneath the EZ-up and the umbrella...it was really windy that night.

So, there's a taste of what we have been up to. I will try to be better about posting because I am sure that you all missed me so much!!!!!!

Lindsey is 4

My little girl...who was my baby for so long...is 4 today. She is growing up so fast. She still loves to snuggle with me and love me! Her favorite color is purple and since that is also my favorite color, I now have to be yellow for everything because she is purple! She is so cute and sweet. I just love her!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LINDSEY!!

Crazy hair day

Gotta love crazy hair day at school!!

Another giveaway!

I know...I know! But one of these times I gonna win something!!!!! Cute potholders are the giveaway this time! Check it out here.

Actually, I did win something once, but it never got sent to me... :-( It was way cute! Oh well.

Birthday boy

I can't believe it! My baby is 1 today!! I am so not happy about this!! I want him to stay small. When I was pregnant with him...my #5...we got lots of flack from people. It was a really rough pregnancy emotionally. But...I didn't care (for the most part!) what people said because I knew that he was supposed to be a part of our family. My regular readers will probably remember how he came to be (not the birds and the bees story...the cool story). If not, you can check it out here. He is a wonderful little boy. The rest of my kids just love him to pieces! He truly is a blessing! I love you, my sweet baby Derek! Our life wouldn't be complete without you.

Some stats for your reading enjoyment: he has 7 teeth...almost 8, he is walking ALL over the place now (crazy!), a month or so ago he weighed 24 1/2 pounds. We'll see what he is like tomorrow. He loves to eat...duh! He's my chunky monkey! He gets excited when he sees dogs...and food! I love this little guy!

Gag me!! Gotta love prego pictures!!

My newest son!

I love how peaceful he looks when he's sleeping!

Here's his 1 year old picture. Such a big boy!

Dallas Cowboy Romo Jersey from his Aunt Wendie...I had to post this...soo cute!!

Two years ago...

my father-in-law passed away. I can't believe it has been that long. Some days it seems like it has been a really long time. But, other days it seems like it was just yesterday. It is still weird to go over to the house and not see him sitting there in the living room. We took the opportunity to visit his grave yesterday. We stood around the headstone and just talked about things we remember about him. We gave the kids the opportunity to say something...as if they were talking to Grandpa. Needless to say that there were plenty of tears flowing. I'm so sad that he is not here to watch my kids grow up. If there was one thing I knew for sure is that he loved my kids...more than life! He wanted to see them all the time...and he spoiled them! Always a trip to McDonald's or treats...not just one either! He would always call us and ask why we were keeping his grandkids away from him...and we were just there the day before! I'm thankful for the love he showed my children. He was a great man! I am thankful for the opportunity to have spent time with him.
Grandpa...we love you and miss you terribly!!!

Ryan & I

Derek was so cute...he just kept sitting there and touching the headstone. So sweet!

The kids...missing their grandpa!

If God wanted holes in your ears....

he would have put them there himself!

This is what I believed because that's what my mother believed! I didn't get my ears pierced until I was 18. My friend took me for my birthday. Both my sisters got them done when they were younger. So, Heidi just had a birthday earlier this month and I suggested to her about getting her ears pierced. We talked about it for a long time. First it was "YES!"; then "No...not till I'm 8...or 9...or maybe 10." So funny. She finally went back to the "YES!" answer and was telling everyone! She was so excited. I suggested this to her Aunt Wendie and she was all over it! I went with them and she was so brave! We went to 3 different places in the mall and had her choose 2 earrings from each place that she liked the best and then picked her favorite. She picked cute flowers with a pink stone in the middle. She was sooo brave! No tears or anything! I was impressed!! She loves it!
So girly = So Heidi!!

Anniversary

So a couple weeks ago Ryan and I celebrated out 13 year anniversary! That seems so crazy! I can't believe it! I still remember our wedding day very vividly. It was a wonderful day. We had all our siblings there. The reception was huge. Usually people come and go but people stayed! We had to pull out chairs to put against the wall!! Crazy! We felt so loved and we so in love that day. Well, it's 13 years and 5 kids later. Life gets in the way a little too much! Gotta make more hubby and wifey time. Doesn't happen very much! :-( Anyways...I married the best man for me! He is wonderful!!

Awwwww....so cute! :-)

My family...look how young we all look!!!

Ryan's family...love them!

The cake!! :-) We were nice! ♥

Another giveaway!

Here's another fun giveaway on my friends blog...the cupcake queens! Check it out here.

Swimsuit giveaway!

Who wouldn't love to win a new swimsuit?? They are super cute! Check it out here!