Ears Pierced

What are we crazy! When Savannah was a baby I couldn't decide if we should pierce her ears so I just never did it.  Since she was two she has bugged us about getting earrings.  She would normally forget for a while and then bring it up later.  This time I couldn't get her to forget so Jeremy and I decided she could.  I felt so bad I tried to prepare her for what it felt like but it broke my heart after they did the first one.  I told her there was no going back we had to do the other one.  She didn't cry for long and was so excited about having them pierced.

Top: Before Left Bottom: Getting ears cleaned and marked

Right Bottom: After, you can tell there were a few tears

Pics from the phone

I needed to delete some photos from my phone.  I was running out of room so i thought I would download a few (or a lot).

Stuck in the camper during a hale storm.

The picture below does not do justice.

This is what Jeremy has to deal with...

first his ties being used like a leash and

then being walked around like a dog.

If you ever see him with a wrinkled tie,

 know that this is what happened:)

Savannah's first time to the dentist for a cavity.

Celebrating nine years.  I took him out to where we met and we ate

what we both were eating that night. The Provo mall and Panda Express.

My hair before and after it was donated.

Breckin not liking pickles

Breckin trying to get in the washer machine. 

He succeeded a few days later when I was not looking.

First family walk of fall.

Savannah got to bungee jump and it was free!

She had such a good time doing flips.

These were the "must haves" for preschool this year. 

I didn't know my four year old would request certain shoes already.

I'm in big trouble! She told me she wanted Twinkle toes and that they were sketchers.

Where in the world did she learn about these?

Breckin in his big boy car seat

Savannah loves taking pictures. 

 I often find pictures of her or random things around the house in my photo gallery

Breckin took over

This is why I can't get ahead cleaning.

I had just picked these puzzles up.

Savannah waited forever for this book to come in from a book order.

She was so excited when it finally arrived.

Girls night with Savannah and I

This is Breckin's favorite spot to sit or stand.

Savannah and I did our toes for Halloween

Breckin's first time trying whole milk.

He was on a special formula and then we went to soy.

By the look on his face, I'm not sure that he likes it.

The PICC

So anyone that saw me a month ago and the few before that, know I have had a tough time with this pregnancy.  Not just the shock of being pregnant again but with the sickness.  I never won't to be deathly ill because I swear I felt like I was going to die some days.  I don't ever want to know what it really feels like.  I couldn't keep anything down fluids or solids so it was either IV's or feeding tubes.  I decided to try the IV's:) I started doing them and they wanted them to last a few days to a week.  But they were so painful because I was so dehydrated and I was having major anxiety with getting them in.  They would either clog up, get infected, bubble under the skin, etc... I was in almost every day because something would be wrong with the IV, well not really the IV it was my veins but whatever. I was not having much luck so they told me we needed to get a picc line put in. They put it in your arm and the tubing goes to your heart.  You can't feel it once it is in.  I was so nervous to do this but I knew I had to so I could get better.  I had it in for a couple of months and did my own fluids and medication through that every day at home.  Towards the last couple of weeks I noticed that my skin was getting way more itchy than normal.  My skin was reacting to the bandage I had on.  I was getting blisters all over even in places the bandage was not.  I was terribly scared to get this thing out but was so ready so that I could scratch my arm and take a shower.  It has been over a month now that I've had it out and I still have some scaring but hopefully that will go away soon.  If you ever have to do this do not stress about getting it out, I thought they were lying to me when they told me I wouldn't feel a thing.  Oh my goodness I really didn't feel anything when it came out.  I am so thankful for all the nurses that took good care of me.  And I can definitely say this is for sure the last time I will be pregnant!

Learning disipline and being blessed

So as many of you know, our family has been on a tight budget since last January.  Jeremy finally took me serious when I said I needed him to take away my credit cards.  It used to be such a sore subject to talk about but I find it rather easy to joke around now.  I have a problem of shopping, I enjoy it and there is nothing wrong with that but I have to learn to stay in line and not to go over board.  If I would find  something on sale that I didn't need I would stand there until I thought of someone who could use it just so I could buy it.  I know some of you think I'm crazy but it was so hard to get on a real budget.  Jeremy and I have gone back and forth kinda on one but not really.  And let me state for the record, Jeremy never spends money so yes I can honestly say it was all me.  It finally got out of hand and we put ourselves on a strict budget.  It has been almost ten months now and I feel so much better and less stressed. I don't feel so guilty now when we have a lesson at church about debt.  Looking back I think we were being prepared for many things, one is a new addition to our family that we would not know about until months later and all the medical bills that have come from that.  My testimony has grown so much stronger about getting out of debt.  Does that mean I will never enjoy shopping, no but it does mean that I will think twice maybe three or four times before I buy something and I will make sure we can afford the item.  Recently Breckin has turned one and all you mothers know what that means, NO MORE FORMULA! Yay! We have decided since grocery prices on other things have been going up we would still allow for the same amount as if we were buying formula but use it on other items we need that have gone up in price. So I get our cash out every Friday which means by every Thursday I am usually running very low.  We ran out of milk for Breckin so I needed to go to the store and buy some more, which is sometimes hard because I see all the things that I am "missing out on".  There were some other items that I needed but I could live with out.  Like some cleaning items, not that I really wanted to spend money on them but I have been running low on cleaning supplies and just get by with what I have.  Just makes cleaning a little less convenient, my favorite item that I don't buy any more is Chlorox wipes.  I do it the old fashion way with a rag and soap.  Any ways I dropped Savannah off at preschool and checked my money pouch to see how much I had left over from this week, I had ten dollars.  I decided I would just put the money in my wallet since I didn't need my pouch which separates my money in different categories.  To my surprise when I opened my wallet I found THIRTY dollars.  I don't remember putting it there, I can't think of where I would have had it left over from.  I teared up because ten months ago I would not have felt as grateful for the thirty dollars, I know that Heavenly Father blesses us when we are trying our hardest.  We might not be perfect but I know if we will try he will help us with the rest.  And yes I did spoil myself, I purchased a new sink scrubber and Mr. Clean magic eraser for the shower (something I have been wanting to try because we have awful hard water). Don't get me wrong we are still enjoying life we are just trying to get in a better situation. 
Thank you Jeremy for being so patient with me! I know if you were not married to me you would have a million dollars in the bank:) But your life would stink with out me to entertain you and cause stress in your life:) Love you!

Look who turned ONE

He is getting so big, I can not believe he has been with our family for a year now. He is such a sweet little boy but does have a temper. It is actually really funny to see him get mad, I know that will not always be the case but for now I like watching his little tantrums. He is such a fighter, thanks to his Daddy.  If you tell him to attack he comes right for me with his mouth wide open ready to bite and wrestle me. Thank you Jeremy. Breckin's favorite thing to do is have a family pile up which does not consist of me so that makes it my favorite thing also. I like to sit back and watch these wrestling matches go on. I can easily say that Jeremy is Breckin's favorite.  I am glad that they have a special bond.  He lights up when he hears the door open and Jeremy walks through it. Breckin has been such a good sleeper and he loves his special blanket which of course is not one I made for him but one I bought on clearance, go figure.  We love our little bubbies, bubbs, stinker (Savannah's favorite name to call him) and all the other many names he has inherited. Happy first birthday!

We have decided he does not like to dig into cake since we tried twice, once at the party and once taking pictures.  I should have just put a big bowl of mashed potatoes in front of him and he would've went to town!
He would not sit still during the photo shoot and he had such a serious face the whole time.  I guess I have another picture hater in the family.

Here are a few from his birthday party, which was a airplane theme thanks to Savannah.  She insisted on picking out what type of party Breckin had.

Above is his invitation I made but never mailed out:)

The big red box is supposed to be an airplane that covers his high chair but since I waited until last minute to do everything for the party, I couldn't figure out a way to secure it on the high chair.

I also used window markers and decorated the back windows.

Yes he is using a fork, he wouldn't touch the cake

 so we thought maybe he would use a fork.

What do I do now?

This is all he would dare touch