The Haynie Family

Blast from the Past

2011-08-28T22:44:00.000-07:00

I found this hilarious picture on my brothers facebook page. So, needless to say i died laughing. This is my Dad and two older brothers. Too funny. I wish i saw a lot more of these guys, but i guess life happens.

Easter with the Haynies!

2011-08-28T22:23:00.000-07:00

I have come to terms witht the fact that i am just going to always be behind on this blog. In a way i am glad that i dont feel a need to be blogging all the time, because that could take over my life. But, on the other hand i want to keep up with whats going on in the family. So, i guess late is better than never.

This Easter was really fun. Our kids got into the whole easter egg hunt and had a lot of fun. Our neighborhood did a small hunt that was the perfect size. There were maybe 20-30 kids and they had it split up by age. It was so fun to see Bella look out for Nixon, and for Nixon to just wander around while the other kids did a mad dash for the eggs. If only he had known there was candy in them, then it would have been another story. He has become a picky eater over the last month or two. It wouldnt be odd to hear him say "hocolate baw" over and over. It makes me laugh because he is just saying what i am thinking :) Luckly our other kids eat just about anything, so as Paul says, 1 out of three isn't too bad.

We got these Easter headbands a few years ago from the dollar store and i think they have made it into every years Easter pictures since then. The kids love them and dont want to take them off all day. They think its especially funny when daddy puts on the pink sparkled flower.

We had an extra fun treat this year. Sarah's brother Mack was the Easter Bunny at the grocery store. We knew when he would be there so we were sure to stop by and say hi. It was funny because the progression of our children was obvious. Hudson LOVED it and chased him down to give him a hug and say hi. Bella liked him, but only from a distance. Nixon was terrified! Thats sort of an understatement because he was clinging to us for dear life and wouldnt stop screaming until we were a safe distance away, which ended up being outside in the car.

Twins Baby Shower

2011-08-16T15:40:00.000-07:00

My super cute friend Noelle is having twins! Ok, so she is actually now 35 weeks and about to have the babies any day! I fugured its not too bad if i actually post these pics before she has them. Right? Better 5 months late than never. Here are some pictures from the shower Cassie and I threw for her.

Here is the Cute mama with some family and friends.

We did a fun "Feather their Nest" Bird themed Shower. Cassie did a super cute Italian soda bar, we also had chocolate melting cakes. Anyone that has been on a Carnival cruise will know what those babies are!

We did indiviual packages of "Bird Seed" or in other words homemade granola. It was so fun and I hope everything goes well in the short few weeks (or days) until hip and pip are here!!

Cakes!!

2011-08-16T15:08:00.000-07:00

Check out all the cakes i have been making lately at...

TheCakeBarn.blogspot.com

more to come soon!

My Moody Little Princess

2011-05-21T12:42:00.000-07:00

My little princess is getting so big lately. She is so girly and so independent, and drama... she reminds me of myself when i was litttle. Her favorite things these days are painting her nails with mommy and brushing her hair in front of the mirror (while singing "flower gleam and glow, let your power shine...". Its hilarious. Obviously she is lovin on the movie Tangled. She still loves her Teddy that aunt Courtney gave her. She has loved that thing since birth...its true. I have never seen a newborn snuggle with anything, but she did.

These are some pictures from valentines. They were too cute not to post.

It seems like she grew overnight. She and Hudson are the same height now and I get asked everywhere we go if they are twins. They might as well be since she thinks she is in charge.

Happy Birthday to Me!

2011-05-21T12:30:00.000-07:00

My birthday was in March and the kids and Paul thought it would be fun to throw me a surprise party. Paul took them to the store to get decorations, cake, a present and they even brought home dinner. They chose a necklace and one of those recordable books for me. I loved it. I can tell it took a lot of time for paul to get the kids to cooperate in recording their little voices reading me a story, but its something i will love forever. When they are older and have kids of their own i will still be able to listen to their sweet little voices.

Nixon's First Hair Cut

2011-05-21T09:36:00.001-07:00

Nixon finally got his first real haircut! He was 18 months old when those little hairs finally started growing long enough to trim. My kids dont have much hair. I think Bella's hair grows the slowest of all. She is 3 and her hair still doesnt touch her shoulders.

We didnt take a before picture, but here is the after on this dapper little man!

Crazy Jazz Bear

2011-05-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

These Pictures are so old, I cant even remember if i posted them or not. So instead of searching my blog (obviously too lazy for that) I am just posting them again.

We had front row seats to a jazz game a while ago. During half time Hudson was dancing on the edge of the court. The Jazz bear just swooped him up, took him to the center of the court and handed him off to one of the security guards. The guy had no clue where the kid came from. I thought for sure the bear would bring him back...nope. He just walked away leaving Hudson and the guard staring at eachother in wonder. The guard was looking around like, where does this kid go? It was funny.

So, before Hudson freaked out I went out on the court and got him. It was kind of funny because no one was supposed to be on the court and i just ran out there to get him. Everyone in the crowd was laughing because they saw the whole thing.

Dear Santa

2011-05-21T08:59:00.000-07:00

This year was an interesting one with Santa. We had Hudson who wasnt afraid in the least and came prepared with a picture of what he wanted. There was Bella who was interested but not about to get close to him. Then there was Nix, he was terrified!

Hudson's preschool class sang a reindeer boogy song. It was pretty cute, but if you cant tell he was more occupied with checking out santa than with singing.

These are some random pictures from when we went to Florida last summer.
We went to the fire station that my uncle works at and the kids got to ride in the fire truck and Hudson got to spray the hoses. He thought it was "super cool"! They were aiming at a trash can that was being shot backwards in this picture.

Christmas 2010 Pics...Finally

2011-04-10T09:12:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun at christmas this year. My family came out and joined us again this year. They wanted to meet Lynnea's fiance (now husband!) and spend some time with the kids. We love it when they come to visit! My kids roam around saying there names and looking for them days after they are gone.

We trid to start this christmas off with a new tradion of opening our first gift which is a picture of Christ and scriptures so we can read the story of Christs Birth.

They are a little distracted already, then Nixon crashes the party. He loves being right in the middle of the action.My mom made the kids these cute hats for their stockings. They love them! We also found some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and they are a hit. Every night Hudson asks Paul to tell him a magic treehouse story where he turns into a ninja turtle.

Here are Nanny and Papa watching the kids open presents.

Bella is having Dad help her open her first "big girl" doll.

Nixon LOVED his car. I think that was the hightlight of his year!

Hudson had been asking for this "Dragon House" for a LONG time. Its all he wanted for christmas. He was so excited! After opening it, he found out that it makes lots of scary sounds like creaking doors, wind, dragon roars etc. It was a little too much for him and he was afraid of it. Oh well, Nanny tried. We ended up exchanging it for the imaginext aircraft carrier because he wouldnt even be in the same room as it.

Here is the aftermath...this part always gets me, i need to learn how to relax.

It was such a fun christmas, we loved having family here and being together. We did decide that we are starting a new tradition next year. Only 4 presents each. We are using the theme Want it, Need it, Wear it, Read it. It will be nice to gift more than toys.

Headed Back to Austin!

2011-04-10T08:34:00.000-07:00

We will be going back to Austin Texas this summer! Paul is already there and we meet him out there in less than 2 weeks! I cant believe the summer is already here. The kids are super excited because they know exactly where swim lessons are and where the library is. Its familiar to them, so it shouldnt be such a hard adjustment this time around...i hope! We have so many people that we had to split up between 2 complexes, so we will be in a different place right across the street. The kids were looking at these pictures from last year and are so excited. It will be fun!

Fun at the 2010 Blackfoot Fair

2011-02-21T12:39:00.000-08:00

We love our tradition of going to the Blackfoot Fair every September. Its a little redneck, but we like it anyways. The kids enjoy the animals, rides and food, and we love spending time together. In the past, the highlight has mostly been the animals. This year our kids are old enough to start enjoying the rides! Here we are with the horses. There were cows on the other side and this is where Nixon uttered his first "MOO" at the top of his lungs. As you can tell, he is SUPER interested.

We took a little time out to listen to the live music they had. The kids were being so cute, we just had to take a picture. They fight a lot, but they really do love each other. Its cute to see them taking care of each other.

Paul and I got to enjoy a few of the rides. This was the one and only i rode. I got a little sick after this one. The spinning does it to me every time. The kids LOVED it though. They wanted to spin faster and faster!

Paul got to ride the super cool caterpillar roller coaster witht the kids. This was definately the hightlight of the day for them. Even though hudson looks like Paul is pinching him, he really did have a blast sitting up there like a big boy. He is getting so big and definately isnt my little baby anymore...sigh. Luckly he is still a little cuddle bug.

Gearing up for Valentines

2011-02-05T16:47:00.001-08:00

I just finished our little valentines treat for Hudson's class. I got the cute idea from I am Momma hear me Roar. She has super cute ideas and printables. We are going to use them as snack bag toppers filled with hershey kisses just like Cheri's! Too cute!

Nixons Crawling!

2011-01-14T10:49:00.001-08:00

ok, so this might be a little confusing for some of you, but Nixon crawled for the first time today!

let me explain...

At 10 months Nixon went straing from the army crawl to walking. He totally skipped the crawling stage. Later on he did this awkward scoot thing, but it still wasnt crawling. Today, at 16 months i actually saw him crawl for the first time!

Too funny. He makes me smile!

Christmas Projects

2010-12-28T10:10:00.000-08:00

Any of you who know me, know that i usually have a couple projects going on. Here are some of the projects i took on for christmas this year.

I decided to make the kids a felt playhouse. Honestly i they dont need it, i just wanted to make it! Here are a few inspiration pictures i had for it. I will post actual pics soon!

This one is from Shannon Makes Stuff Loved the cow!

This one is from Homemade By Jill

I have seen these yarn ball wreaths everywhere and thought it would be fun to make this christmas one. It turned out super cute, but unfortunately it is already back in the storage room, so no pics :(

Image from Life as a Pepin

This last one is my favorite! I learned how to use the saw!!! Paul said he didnt want to teach me because then i would use it all the time. Hmm...boys! Anyways, he got tired of doing my projects and finally taught me. We worked on this crib together while i learned. It was great! I will post our pics when i finish the crib bedding!It is pretty big (23 inches long) so it fits most of the larger 18 inch dolls they have now. Bella Loved it!!

PS...Ana White, you are amazing!

We cant forget these little babies. WOW. The kiddos made these with Nanny. They were for santa. And oh how santa loved them! Brownie Covered Oreos. Yum! We came across them posted over at make it and love it. We used regualar oreos. The kids were helping and the brownie batter was really thick so we decided to put a scoop of mix, let the kids place the oreo, then cover with another spoonfull of mix. They were a lot thicker than the pic below, but they were delish! Click here for the recipe.

I hope you all had a great christmas, ours was busy, but fun. I will post pictures soon.

7 Years Later

2010-12-20T11:09:00.000-08:00

This is what i made paul for our aniversary, bigger of course, lots bigger. I know he wasnt dreaming of home decor as his gift, but hey it signifies when we began this family so i thought it was fitting.

Yes, its already been 7 years. And no, I did not forget this year (can't say that much about last year...whoops!) I asked paul if he is up for seven more even though i will be an old lady by then. His reply..."you already are!"...ouch!

A lot has happened the past 7 years, but its been amazing. I am lucky enough to be married to a loving, wonderful, patient man. I love you Paul!

Hudsons Birthday Pictures

2010-12-08T21:27:00.000-08:00

So, I cant believe my little Huddy is 4 already. He starts Kindergarten next fall which blows me away. It seems like he was just turning 1.

This year Hudson wanted a Cowboy party. We were in Austin and had a ton of fun. We were able to have the party with all of our awesome friends in Texas! This was my best effort at a cowboy cake. Huddy LOVED it!

Here is the birthday boy with a few of his friends.

Blowing out candles, with the help of Bella of course

Hudson requested a pinata this year. Pretty sure he must have seen it on Dora because we have never had one before. The things they learn from Dora. The other day he told me "Mucho mas rapido" uhh...excuse me

Bella took a swing at it. I was afraid we were all going to die. The aim of a 2 year old is a little iffy.

Once he knocked it down, he wasnt quite sure what to do. His friends quickly showed him that there was candy inside.

Cake!!! The highlight of his day!

Looks like he approves

Happy Birthday little man. Even though you are growning up, i cant tell you how happy it makes me that you are still a little cuddle bug. You always want your back tickled and your hair played with. You take after your mommy and it melts my heart. Sadly, it wont last forever.

Christmas Time Already

2010-12-08T21:19:00.000-08:00

I know I dont have everyones address that i would like to, or enough christmas cards (that i havent even sent out yet!) for all of our friends. So, just wanted to say...

Merry Christmas from the Haynies!

Happy Birthday Nixon!

2010-11-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

I cant believe this guy is already one! Ok, so i know he was officially one on September 3rd i am a little behind on the blogging. He was so cute with his little birthday hat.

We dont give this little guy many sweets, so he was a HUGE fan of his first cupcake. He would take a bite, then rub a bit into his hair. He loved it.

Mmmm...

Bella and I made party hats for all the kids. She was so proud of hers and wore it all day.

Bella insisted that Daddy try on her birthday hat. Precious.

Hudson and Bella took over the opening of presents.

Nixon pretty much just tore the tissue paper into a million pieces. Who could ask for a better present than tissue paper!

I just thought i would throw this one in here because this little guy LOVES taking things from his brother and sister. Couldnt be happier than when he captures a forgotten sippy cup!

More Austin Fun

2010-11-01T19:51:00.000-07:00

While we were in Austin we had a chance to go to the Austin Zoo. It is an animal sanctuary, so its more like the back yard of some hippie granola living in boulder colorado. It was fun, laid back and the kids loved it. They got to feel the goats and the deer.

These Lions were going CRAZY! We heard them growling so went to see what was going on. The female and the male we just roaring at each other and getting really irritated. It was kinda cool because any time i have seen lions, they have been sleeping.

Here is the fam, posing by some cage which i am sure was some sort of weird rescued animal.

(Dont you love Hudson's cool guy pose...too funny)

We found this guy in the gift shop. He and Hudson were fast friends. Bella on the other hand was in a state of sheer terror...girls!

This is a random picture that i just thought was so sweet. Bella loves this bear. She got this guy from Auntie Courtney and has loved it from birth. Not kidding. I have never seen a 3 month old cuddle with anything, but she used to suck on this little guys hands/feet and loved every minute of it. One night i actually had to pull it out of her mouth because she was gagging...yuck. She has only slept without this bear a handful of times and its so cute to watch her. She lays there and rubs her fingers on the back of his head and body as she dozes off. Hey anything to keep her from twirling her hair!

Our friend Emrie came over while we were in Texas and had a tea party with us. Noelle brought boa's, crowns and a king hat for Hudson. Oh, so prepared and the kids loved it! Here is bella's sassy little tea stirring pose.

King Hudson is putting the finishing touches on the cake. It is hard moving every summer, but its nice to enjoy the little things that we dont make time for when we are home with our busy lives.

{sanity}

2010-10-09T18:21:00.001-07:00

i would say this pretty much sums up our life lately. ok, so family pics actually turned out good, this one was just hilarious. I will post more when i have more than 2.5 seconds!

Hudson and His "Boy Dance"

2010-09-16T09:34:00.000-07:00

Paul and I were just watching this video on his phone and i thought i would share it with everyone. Its too funny. Paul had these great seats to the Jazz game last year and we took Huddy with us. He loved the Jazz Bear and the music. We were right by the entrance so thats why i pull him out of the way, but it doesnt even phase his dancing skills.

Obviously he takes after his father.

Better Late Than Never

2010-09-08T19:08:00.000-07:00

Fourth of July was fun this year. It was on a Sunday so we actually got to spend it with Paul. Usually he has to work a long day on the fourth, so it was quite the treat. We had a full agenda for the day. We went to church, then to the local parade, home for naps, then off to the park for dinner and fireworks. The kids loved running around at the park. They were so tired by the time fireworks rolled around. They just wanted to go to bed! Here are a few shots from the day.

Nixon sporting his captian america shirt we made while he was supposed to be napping (yeah right, why did i think he might nap??). He has the most beautiful eyes. I get people stopping me and commenting all the time on how beautiful his eyes are. Watch out ladies!

Hudson showing off his "superhero shirt". SOOOO obsessed with super heroes and Brennen is just the guy for Hudson to tell about all the latest super hero discoveries. The latest is..."Superheroes dont sleep at night mom! They just stay up! I am a superhero so I better go look for bad guys!" Uhh...no. Go to Bed!
Bella with her crazy fireworks hairdo. She is such a good sport and lets me try fun things in her hair. I would say this matches her personality perfectly. She is a wild one!

Cassie and Brennen hanging out with the kiddos at the parade. My kiddos sure do love these guys! (although looking at the picture, you would never know...yes bella is picking her nose. what can you do?)

Closeup of the Ames fam. Too cute!

So, while we were in Texas we got to see some old friends. My old roommate from college and super close friend Stephanie lives in Houston. It was about 2 1/2 hours from us so we thought we would go for a visit. Our kids are all the same ages, so its fun for everyone to have a buddy! It was so funny because i feel like Steph and Devin look exactly the same as they did 5 years ago! I just dont think we are all sane/responsible enought to be having kids!

Here is the crew...poor Devin had to deal with the kids, my car being weird, and us silly girls. Steph has always brought out the ridiculous side in me...I love it!

So, Steph and Devin told me you cant come to Texas and not have a crawfish boil...so we did. Those nasty poor little things. Believe it or not i actually got up the nerve to snap one of those suckers heads off...ewww!!!!

Here is the process...Devin was in charge of the official head snapping. They were actually pretty good. Bella ate about 10. She LOVED them.

Thanks for such a fun visit and letting us invade your house multiple times!

Hello Again

2010-09-07T19:52:00.000-07:00

Its been a while. I know. I have these phases i go through with blogging. I will do pretty good and update every couple of weeks, then i will go months MIA. Sorry to all those grandparents who cant get enough of these cute little kiddos.

This summer has been really great. I feel like all the kids doubled in size though. Hudson and Bella are almost the same height and i get a lot of people asking if they are twins. Nixon is just a chunker! He has been walking since 10 months. He never did end up crawling. He went from doing the army crawl and constantly having a black stomach from dragging himself everywhere to walking! He did come up with this one legged seated scoot thing...hard to explain, but still not crawling. As of now he constantly has a goose egg on his little noggin from falling and smacking it on some hard surface. He is fearless, but severely uncoordinated...not a good mix.

Here are a few random pictures to start off this mad dash to catch everyone up with our lives. The apartment was oddly quite, and thats never a good thing. This is where i found Nixon. Happy as can be. He didnt see me, until...

...now. He flashed this "aww! I got caught...hurry and smile so she wont be mad" face. He is too cute for his own good. That gap between his two front teeth just get me every time.

Hudson loves books about science. He is so into asking questions and finding out the cause or effect of everything. We saw this experiment in the back of a book he got about Earth. We had to try it for ourselves. I grabbed a tub of the playdough we made, a paper cup and a few other things and went to work making our very own volcano! Hudson thought it was VERY cool.

You can tell from the "I am so great! I did that!" face that he was pretty proud. Its so fun to see him gaining self confidence. He is pretty dependent in a lot of areas so we relesh these moments.

More to come tomorrow...I promise!

Being a Mother

2010-07-05T06:41:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine posted this on her blog and i loved it. I am not going to sugar coat it, things are tough during the summer without paul. Selling and managing require long hours, usually about 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Sometimes doing everything for the kids on my own gets really hard, but this just reminded me of the importance of raising our children. We are so lucky to have the gospel in our lives to remind us and encourage us every day.

(for some reason the screen is cut off so double click on the play button and you can watch it straight from youtube)

Zilker Park and Not so Little Nixon

2010-06-22T10:36:00.000-07:00

For Memorial Day weekend Steve and Dana came to visit! It was so fun getting to spend time with them and the kids loved wrestling with Steve all day. While they were here we went to Zilker Park downtown. They have Barton Springs pool there which is pretty cool. The springs are right above it so its part of the river. They also have a really fun playground and a little trian that you can go around the park on. The kids LOVED it!

Bella is such a little Mommy. She loved pushing Nixon on the swings. It was pretty cute.

Austin has the largest urban bat colony in North America. Who knew? So, we went downtown to see the bats. They are supposed to come out at dusk, but i guess they missed their que. We waited and waited and waited. It got pretty dark when they started flying out. We couldnt even really see them. The kids were tired, THIRSTY, hot and so done waiting for the bats. We ended up leaving after only seeing 1 or 2, but were lots of people, so it must be pretty cool. Maybe we will try again sometime.

I was thinking today about how BIG Nixon is getting. He is such a tank! He is 9 months old now and is fitting into 18 month clothes perfectly. These past 2 weeks he has grown up a ton...

-He got his first 3 teeth all at once (2 top, 1 bottom)

-Learned how to pull up to standing

-Makes monkey noises (making aunt sarah proud!)

-Says "Hi"

-Has decided he doesn't want to stay still for diaper changes or getting dressed

He has this toy that he runs around in circles in. It makes me laugh every time he is in it. Hudson chases him and he just zooms around in circles.He really gets going with this determined little face.

The best is when he lifts his feet and glides to a stop. Then he just smiles and cracks up at himself. He is such a sweet baby. He is growing up much to fast.

Confessions of a Homeschooler Blog

2010-06-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

As most of you know i do a little Preschool with my kiddos. Its not consistant, but its fun. I was finding all of these great ideas from the Tot School blog and loving it. But then i came across Confessions of a Homeschooler I LOVE it. There are so many printables and fun ideas for preschool aged kids. We got the idea for our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree! We cut the tree our of felt and printed of Confessions of a Homeschooler letters. Odd decor for our apartment, but the kids LOVE it. Every week (or every 2 weeks) we do a new letter. She has tons of activities for each letter on her blog! Here is Huddy matching up his capital and lowercase "E's". He just thought of it as feeding the elephants.

Bella is working on her colors. We found this great file folder game that was perfect for her.

Their attention spans could use some work, but its good practice and they love it!

Lisa's Married!

2010-06-18T13:25:00.000-07:00

Last month Paul's youngest sister got married! Lisa is such a sweetie and i am so happy for them both. I wasnt able to go to the wedding. We had just gotten here to Austin a few weeks before, so another trip was out of the question with the kiddos. Paul took lots of pictures for me, here are a few.I missed seeing the Haynie bunch, we cant wait until the fall to be back close to family. (jenn i just looked at this pictue and it looks like linda is whispering in Erik's ear...too funny)

Paul, likes to experiment with the camera that i still know nothing about. He had these 3 pictures on there that i liked a lot.

Texas Fun

2010-06-18T13:03:00.000-07:00

We have been having a lot of fun here in Austin. It seems like every time i get everyone and everything out the door i have forgotten my camera! Here are 1 or 2 outings we have been on where i actually remembered it.

First, here is a perfect picture of little miss bella. she has the dirty looks mastered!

Noelle, Calene, Krista, Cassie and I all went to the Round Rock farmers market and this is what we got. A parking garage with about 5 tables set up. Quite the dissapointment...

...but we made up for it by walking over to Round Rock Donuts instead. So yummy! They were the biggest donut i have ever seen. The donut was kind of yellow/orange instead of white. I wonder why? Oh well, Hudson cant wait to dig in Calene looked a little excited too.

Carlsbad Caverns

2010-06-09T13:39:00.000-07:00

Paul and Hudson got to have a little bit of bonding time on there drive out to Texas. Along the way Paul stopped at Carlsbad Caverns. Paul remembers going there as a kid and seeing the bats. Unfortunately the bats are only there later in the summer so Huddy didnt get to see them. They had such a good time and Hudson still tells me all about stalactites and stalagmites.

Such a little ham for the camera. I cant believe my little boy is 4 already :(

A Little Bit of Life Here in Texas

2010-06-01T11:38:00.001-07:00

Livning in Texas has been great so far. The kids love having so many friends around and a pool they can go to almost every day. As you know, i havent done a very good job of keeping you all updated, so here is a tiny bit of what we have been doing.

Here is the double stroller converted into a tripple via Hudson's lap.

Nixon LOVES this puzzle. He just chews on the pieces, but loves it none the less.

About 2 weeks ago we all got so sick. We were all feeling yucky, but needed to go to the grocery store badly. I dragged the kids to the doctor, then the grocery store. Bella couldnt hold out one more minute. Her poor little eyes were so red and her head was bobbing up and down so i gave her our shopping bags to lie on and she was out in about 2 seconds. Of course Hudson took this opportunity to ham it up for the camera.
Sorry for the bad quality, but i took these with my phone. They are too funny not to share. So, we had just finished eating lunch when i turn around and see bella with this...

I guess she was still hungry because she had eaten a pretty good amount of cheese if you cant tell by the HUGE bites taken out if it. So we go through the whole "If you want a snack you need to ask mommy and i will get it for you" talk. It wasnt even 2 minutes later when i find this...What am i going to do with this little one.

So, little Nixon is growing so fast. He is 9 months now. Can you believe it! He is wearing 12-18 month clothes and is a chunker! We were in the store about a month ago and the lady behind me says "Your baby is what, 18 months?" Umm no he is 8 months. She was surprised. He is big, but not THAT big. Paul says he is going to be a little football player.

He is playing with this little taggie blanket i made him. He loves it! I went with a cowboy theme and it turned out pretty cute. My favorite part is the little cowboy fringe!

So Cute!

2010-05-18T17:39:00.001-07:00

Is this not the most adorable thing you have ever seen? I saw it here about 6 months ago and wanted to make one for Sarah's little baby Sweede but its the wrong time of year for a hat. Every time I see this picture my heart melts...too cute!

Little Miss Smarty Pants

2010-04-29T20:39:00.000-07:00

This pretty much sums up Bella's little attitude. My mom tells me I was the same way, and i don't doubt it one bit. Good thing she's cute!

Goodbye Friends!

2010-04-29T20:18:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I've been MIA for the past few months...well longer than that actually. We made it to Texas safe and sound and so far we love it here! Before we left, we wanted to do a get together with the kids friends. We did caramel popcorn balls and let the kids decorate them with different colors of chocolate (yes i found bits of popcorn in my carpet for weeks).

If you cant tell, the kids had a pretty good time with their friends Kylie, Dylan and Alyssa

Here is Dylan hamming it up for the camera!

Alyssa was a little unsure...

Bella LOVED it, just like any kind of food you give her.
Kylie love it too...must be a girl thing. We LOVE sweets!

Thanks for the fun afternoon Jamie and Melinda!

Lovin on the Zigo!

2010-03-22T12:46:00.000-07:00

ok...seriously, how cool is this! I have been looking around on the internet, trying to figure out how i am going to exercise in Austin with a double stroller and 3 kids. I thought about wearing nixon in a carrier and pusing the other two, which is probably what i will end up doing , but while i was browsing i came across this bad boy. How cool is this!

Its a stroller...

No, its a jogger...

No, its actually a cargo bike!

pretty cool huh...you can check out the zigo website at www.myzigo.com or you can enter to win one free at www.jollymom.com

Wedding Cake

2010-03-20T17:21:00.000-07:00

so, i was a little nervous about this cake, but...i did it! It wasnt too stressful, it turned out great and Amber loved it. I guess i am getting the hang of this. I find it a little ironic that i didnt even pick out my wedding cake and now i love them...too funny.

enjoy...

Tot School

2010-02-12T08:25:00.000-08:00

I was online looking for preshchool activities to do with the kids and i came across this site called 1+1+1=1. She does something called Tot School. She also hosts a blog carnival where everyone links their tot school posts to one spot. It has tons of great ideas for preschool age kids. She also has lots of great lap books that are already done. All you have to do is print and put them into a file folder. We made the farm one this week and bella loved it. She had a bit of a hard time doing some of the puzzles, but she will catch on.

So, we did it MWF for an hour each day while huddy is at preschool and nixon is sleeping. She Loves Loves Loves it and feels so special. Here are a few pics from this week...

Noodle trasfer with a spoon

Our Letter this week was "A". Hudson wanted to make one too. It was his idea to do the hand outline. Too Cute.

Color Worksheets

Valentines Tissure Paper Collage

Playing in the Rice Bucket...(Her Favorite!)

Playing with her "Color" window clings from the dollar store

Hudson joined us for this one. We brought some snow in the house and they built forts for animals. They went and got their gloves because their hands were too cold. PS...they are actually starting to play pretty well together, but i guess that would depend on your definition of "pretty well"

Muffin Tin Monday

2010-02-12T08:20:00.000-08:00

So, we started this cute thing called Muffin Tin Monday. It is the most simple thing, but the kids love it. I came across the blog that does it and there are different themes every week. The kids were so excited so i think it will be sticking around for a while.

There was no theme this week, so we just had a cheese stick, almonds, raisins, goldfish, apples and peanut butter. Next week the color series starts so i will have to get a little more creative!

Paul's Birthday Cake

2010-02-11T20:50:00.001-08:00

I tried to think of a cake that would fit paul and this is what i came up with!

Life at the Haynie Household

2010-02-11T19:50:00.000-08:00

Paul got me a new camera for christmas and i have been trying to experement a little bit. I have decided that i have no clue what i am doing and seriously need help if i am going to get my money out of it. Here are some pictures of our random life over the last 2 months.

My 2 impatient children trying to "patiently" wait for muffins to cook

Nixon has learned to roll over. Finally. The only problem now is that he gets stuck on his stomach and starts screaching after a few minutes. Either that or he throws up then plops his face right in it. Yuck!

What a Cutie!

We think his eyes are going to be green just like Bella's

The tea set we got for christmas and its a big hit! They ask for a tea party almost every day.

Hudson decided to have a little dance party in our living room. It was pretty funny. He must get his moves from his father!

Bella wasnt too into dancing...she would rather get herself stuck in the baby toy.

Hudson put his tie on Nixon, then Daddy and he was rolling laughing. He thought it was so funny!

Merry Christmas!

2010-01-04T14:58:00.000-08:00

I thought i would fill you all in on how our Christmas went. My Grandpa Powell was driving here from montana the week before christmas and got into a car accident in Island Park. They brought him to Madison Hospital here in Rexburg then transfered him to EIRMC in Idaho Falls. He is still in the ICU. He has been there for over 2 weeks. Because of this we ended up having lots of company for christmas. It was really fun to have everybody here!

On Christmas Eve we went to the mall (I know...crazy) and got some last minute gifts. Most importantly, the kids got to see Santa. They had been looking forward to it for weeks. Hudson Loved it...Bella did not.

Poor thing. She was terrified. I wasnt even trying to put her in his lap. I was just trying to hold her in my lap. She didnt want to be anywhere near him. We told her that Santa was going to come that night to our house and she was so scared she actually started crying. I had to tell her "Santa will just come and put presents under the tree then leave. He wont go in your room" She ended up being ok with that.

We also did a little Nativity on Christmas Eve too. Those of you that know Jaime Hilton, she put together a great little organized nativity with songs and everything. It is great! Hudson and Bella both insisted on being Mary. We finally just had to say "Ok, your both Mary". Paul was the donkey. And what a great donkey he made. Baby Jesus ended up being bellas purple and pink stripped sock monkey because we couldnt find her baby doll. It was pretty funny but they sure do look cute riding their donkey in their Christmas PJ's.

For Christmas Paul and I made Bella a play kitchen. We started with an $8 night stand from DI. Flipped the door horizontal to make an oven. Cut a hole for the sink. Add a little Primer...

Some Paint and Knobs...

A $2 faucet and a 75cent bowl (also from DI) and...

ta da...the cutest little kitchen you ever saw!

Bella Loved it. I woke her up and said "Bella, Santa came to our house!" She responded "He brought be a Doll House?" I had no idea thats what she wanted. Oh well...she loved the kitchen even more!

Bella and Hudson had fun playing with the kitchen untill everyone was ready to open presents.

This is the parrot that hudson has been saying he wanted for months. He sure does love that thing, however odd it is.

I dont have any pictures of this, but paul got me a new camera. He got me a Canon Rebel! So, now i just have to figure out how to use it.

Oh Christmas Tree

2010-01-02T13:51:00.001-08:00

Paul took the kids on the annual hunt for the perfect Christmas Tree without me this year. I didnt want to take Nixon out in the cold. They did a great job though and got a great tree. Hudson and bella got pulled on a sled. I guess hudson loved it and bella...not so much.

Here they are with the tree. Huddy is being a goof as usual.

The tree looked great in the house. We had to cut about 3 feet off it though. They always look smaller when you pick them out.

Silly Girl

2010-01-02T13:31:00.000-08:00

Bella loves to clean. We have had a girl come to help me clean and Bella loved to help her. This picture is from when she escaped the bathtub to help Marissa Clean. It was so funny i just had to take a picture.

Bella and Hudson love to watch old Mickey Mouse cartoons on YouTube. When i just need a break i give them a snack and they sit on the ottoman and watch them. It was pretty early in the morning here and both the kiddos were sleepy. Bella was just rubbing hudsons hair while they were zoning out. It was cute. Another moment when they were actually enjoying one anothers company.

Crazy Kiddos

2010-01-02T13:20:00.000-08:00

The kiddos are growing up. Hudson is now 3 1/2 and Loves Preschool. Bella is a little over 2 and wants to do everything Hudson does. They fight NON STOP but are SLOWLY learning to get along. 3o minutes a day seems to be the max of time they play together before a melt down happnes. Nixon is not 4 months and is my biggest baby. He is already in 6-9 month clothes. Crazy!

This picture was taken durring one of the 30 min the kids were actually getting along. Bella wanted to play dress up, so huddy said ok and got all dressed up too. It was pretty funny. Paul, my dad and Brian and going to kill me for posting this!

Bella Loves wearing my scarves. I cant even wear them not without her fighting me for it. Such a cutie and her hair is finally growing...not very quickly though.

I went in to check on the little princess and this is how i found her. It made me smile and melt all at the same time. She is so emotional and flat out grumpy at times, but i sure love her!

(courtney...notice the teddy bear. Still loves it!)

Bella got into my makeup. Tried to put on mascarra and it didnt go over so well. She thought it looked great.

MIA

2010-01-02T13:10:00.000-08:00

ok...so i havent posted in forever. I dont even know if anyone checks our blog any more. It has been a while. So here are some pics of the family just hanging out. Too cute. You wont believe how big Nixon is!

Bella loves to set nixon up with all her stuffed animals to play. Its pretty cute.

Here is a closeup of the little cutie...a mini paul.

Here is Hudson playing with Nixon. He is so good to his little brother. He tell me "mom...i just love him so much!"

ADORABLE!

2009-12-17T12:07:00.001-08:00

Is this not the cutest thing you have ever seen. SOOOOOO tempted. I can just see her face on christmas! I will keep you posted on if i cave or not. My inner 2 year old is saying just do it!

The End of Football

2009-11-03T19:47:00.000-08:00

Paul decided that it would be fun to help coach Madison High School's football team this year. Wow, what a commitment it is to be a football coach, especially when you are volunteering. He had a lot of fun, but i must say that i am glad to be getting my husband back. Especially getting our 3 little crazies fed and into bed...whew!

Paul was also in a city flag football league. Sadly, I didnt get to go to any of his games. They ended up winning the championship which is pretty cool. Its so rare that guys get to work with all of their friends. All but 2 of these guys work with paul!

Halloween!

2009-11-03T19:07:00.001-08:00

Halloween was so fun this year. Hudson was really excited about his sheep costume (first a chicken, then he got a feather in his mouth and refused to be a chicken after that) and both the kids were really excited about pumpkins. They each chose a little pumpkin and made sure they had the perfect one. Here is the whole crew getting started.

Hudson is hard at work on his Mr Pumpkin Head

So ProudBella got brave and stuck her hand in the pumpkin to pull out some seeds. I love the look on her face when she sees what she got. Hudson flat out refused. He wouldnt even touch a seed.

Mine and Paul's finished products. We went for simple this year as there were too many little hands needing supervision at the table.

APX had a great Halloween party this year. Melinda did a GREAT job decorating. It was fun to just relax and not have to go trick-or-treating. Here are a few pictures of our Barnyard Family theme. Hudson is a sheep, Paul a rooster (his idea believe it or not), Bella a chicken, Nixon a barn owl and i am the farmer.

This pic actually shows Nixons Costume. (Thanks Jamie!) Nixon slept through the whole party so i just turned his hat around so he could still be the cutest little barn owl ever!

Nixon is 8 weeks here. I cant believe how fast he is growning. He already wears 3-6month clothes. My other kids were just getting into 0-3month at this age. He sure is a cutie!

Here are the feathery friends just chillin. Bella was SO mello when we got to the party. I think she was trying to figure out what was going on and why people were dressed in weird outfits.

Checkin out the Chicken Feet. She was so cute when she walked around...too funny.

Growing Up

2009-11-03T18:56:00.001-08:00

Well, he is only 3 but i feel like Hudson is growing into this little boy who doesnt want help with anything any more, has his own independent view on things, makes the funniest observations and decided that he is going to start talking back (uhh). As most of you know he is in preschool and the other day when i picked him up the cutest little girl told him that she wanted to marry him. His response was "NO...I dont want to marry you! That let to a lot of questions about marriage for the rest of the day. The best was when he tilted his head in his cute little way and said (while pretending to be a dog) "Mama doggie, when i grown up i want to just marry you. Ok Mama Doggie?" I had to agree.

Here are some of my favorite crafts he has brought home. A bird and a birds nest. So cute.

Here he is at his Halloween party. Of course he is the only one who is not listening and decided he wanted to open his candy anyways.

Spoiled Rotten

2009-11-03T18:44:00.000-08:00

We opened the door last week to find 2 huge boxes from my Nana in Florida. I guess she just wanted to spoil the little ones because they all got an awesome gift for no reason at all. Bella got this 30 piece doll set (yes 30) and LOVED it. For those of you who know her, you know that her attention span is about 10 seconds. Well, she played with this for about 45 min. It was a hit!

Hudson was gone so i didnt get any pics of him with his cool remote control tractor. We are waiting to give Nixon his sport activity center because well...i just dont think he can use it quite yet.

Thanks Nana!

Family Pictures

2009-10-17T18:49:00.000-07:00

Megan Hobson...you are a saint!

Here are a few pictures from our little photo shoot at this great barn. Hudson and Bella were loving it. They even loved the fact that they found a dead goat in the barn...yuck!

Snow!

2009-10-16T13:12:00.000-07:00

Last week was the first snow here in Rexburg. The kids woke up at about 7:30 and by 8:00 they had talked me into playing in the snow. They were so excited, i just couldnt say no. I was actually still in my bathrobe taking these pictures. The funny thing is that our neighbor was taking pictures of her little boy while in hers too.

Home Teachers & Horses

2009-10-16T13:06:00.000-07:00

Our home teachers came over a few weeks ago and hudson discovered one of them has horses. Well he was so excited that we were invited to come and help feed them one night. Even though they both look terrified I think "riding" this baby horse was the highlight of the night. Pauls was driving the tractor...boys!

Happy Birthday Bella!

2009-10-16T13:00:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby is 2! Time really flies so fast. Bella's birthday was pretty low key. We just invited some friends for cake (and ended up abandoning them because Nixon had to eat and bella made such a cake disaster that paul had to put her in the tub at the same time...sorry guys!) Bella is into tinkerbell, so her cake was tinkerbells house. Not my best cake, but under the circumstances not too shabby.

Yellowstone Adventure

2009-10-16T12:50:00.001-07:00

We have been feeling a little cooped up lately, so we decided to get out of the house and go to yellowstone. I spent most of the time in the car with Nixon, but at old faithful i took the kids out to see it go off. Well, they had fun but i dont think they cared much about the geyser. Here we are waiting for it while Hudson is a dog.

I really am lucky to have quite the photogenic puppy. Here he is posing away for the camera.

Old faithful is going off in the backround, but my kids decide its the perfect time to spin in circles till they fall down. We had fun.

Here we are waiting for the Buffalo to get out of the road. You can see it at the very front of the line.

One walked about 2 feet from the car. Bella LOVED it and asked for the buffalo all day.

Preschool Time

2009-10-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

Hudson's First day of preschool. He is loving every minute of it and thinks he is such a big boy. Really, he is still my baby...he just doesnt know it.

More From Nixons Photo Shoot

2009-10-16T12:29:00.001-07:00

Noelle did such a good job on Nixon's pictures. He didnt even really cooperate and she still got lots of great pictures. I thought i would share a few more of my favorites with you.

ps...Sarah, he wasnt naked on your rug in that last post. You can see his diaper in the pic. But a few of these his is. Tell Brian not to have a heart attack because we kept a safety cloth in place.

Such a sweet little guy.

Finally Posting!

2009-10-16T12:03:00.000-07:00

Ok, so three has been a hard number for me. If you cant tell. I havent had/made time to blog in over a month. Sorry to all of you who want more pics of our new little bundle. Nixon is doing great and actually sleeping pretty well. I think we might actually be starting to settle into the swing of things.

Here is a picture of Nixon and I right after he was born. Man, was i tired!

Here is Hudson "holding" his new little brother. He kept saying "He came out of your tummy?"

Nixon is ready to head home in this picture. Only a little over 24hrs old. He has already grown so much since then.

This is his first bath at home...not the biggest fan, if you can tell by the look.

Love the big smile in this picture.

So alert from the beginging. I was a little worried that he might never sleep, but he settled down and started to relax. I think he just wanted to take it all in. All the chaos that is! I feel like these 2 pictures are of different kids and they are only about a week apart.

This is typical Bella. She does such a good job playing mommy. Nixon looks a little nervous in this picture. Its probably because she has been known to try and pick him up by the foot. Yeah, gotta watch her like a hawk.

Our Newest Addition!

2009-09-25T14:08:00.001-07:00

Nixon John Haynie

September 3, 2009 at 9:20am

8lbs 6oz and 21 1/2 in.

I can't believe he is already 3 weeks old. I also can't believe we are now a family of 5. I am not going to lie, its crazy around here! My friend Noelle took these adorable pictures of Nixon at 2 1/2 weeks. I love them!

So, the birth story is pretty normal, but here goes.

I was trying for a VBAC so i couldnt be induced or have any pitocin. I was nervous because i have never gone into labor before and didnt know what to expect. I woke up around 2:30am with some uncomfortable braxton hicks type contractions that within an hour were not so mild. I still wasnt sure if i was progressed enought to go to the hospital, but got paul up and called Brian and Sarah to come over anyways. By the time they got to the house i was pretty uncomfortable. I was ready to get to the hospital, but wouldnt you know that even at 4 am with a woman in labor Brian and Paul still have the ability to talk about hunting. Boys! They talked for all of 2 min, but it seemed like forever! When we got to the hospital i was still a 3, which i had been for 2 weeks. That got me nervous because i was in serious pain and not even dialating. Luckly they checked me about an hour later and i was a 4...epidural time! Or so i thought...it took 2 1/2 hour for the epidural to get there and by that time i was an 8. I had something in my IV that made me relax between contractions, but did nothing for the contractions themselves. If i would have known i would do most of my labor without an epidural i might have prepared myself. As it was, i had no clue what to do besides yell at paul for talking about how great it was that our baby was being born on the first day of college football. So, i finally got the epidural and 2 hours later and we had a baby boy in our hands! Labor was about 5 hours total, so it was pretty quick. I am so glad that everything went so smooth and Nixon is a healthy, happy little guy!

40 Weeks and Still Kickin!

2009-09-02T15:35:00.000-07:00

So my due date is Sept 4th. Thats 2 days away, so lets just say i am officially READY to have this baby. Here is what i hope is one of the last pics of me pregnant with this little man.

Some other recent happenings in the Haynie Household... Paul got an iphone which the kids think is their personal game system. I love how hudson rests his cheek right on pauls...too cute.

I turned around to find that bella's pancakes had been thrown and she had found a "new hat" as she called it. this scenario is not all that uncommon for the breakfast table...unfortunately.

Hudson discovered that the dollor store is a pretty cool place. In this picture he had been wearing this get up for about 6 consecutive hours. I only got it off of him to wash his hair.

hmm... i think i might be nesting

2009-08-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

ok, so i thought this picture was too funny for my current stage in pregnancy.

We went to Tautphaus Park Zoo in Idaho Falls today and the kids loved it. They had this little play nest that the kids thought was pretty funny (as did i).

They also go to brush the goats.
This monkey was out of control. It was swinging EVERYWHERE. It kept trying to land on the ledge of the window and it would smack into the glass. Bella was shaking because whe was so scared. Hudson thought it was pretty cool and decided to "kiss" him.

The zoo was surprisingly good for Idaho Falls. I cant believe that after being in Rexburg for 9 years, and having kids for 3 of those, that is the first time i have been.

Crafty Mama

2009-08-16T15:05:00.001-07:00

so, it seems as if i have been crafting/sewing like crazy, but really i just havent posted anything i have done for 3 or 4 months. Go see what i've been up to at TweetiePieBaby.

37 Weeks and Counting!

2009-08-15T22:19:00.000-07:00

ok, so i have ZERO pictures of me pregnant with this baby. I decided that i should at least have one right? Well. unfortunately i dont have any cute, tiny tummy pics (tiny tummy was at like 2 months for me...yikes). I only have monster mega tummy pictures available to me at this point. So here it is. Me at 37 weeks exactly. I actually thought i might have been in early labor when i took this picture. Good thing contractions stopped cause paul is in Cali!

The Bottomless Pits

2009-08-15T21:39:00.000-07:00

I know that i used to complain or worry about Hudson not eating enough, but i learned pretty quick to not even worry about it. He won't starve and he will let me know if he is hungry. Yeah he might ask (beg) for a snack if he doesnt eat a meal, but i just remind him that he didnt eat his lunch and that he will have a really yummy dinner soon. Bella on the other hand eats ALL DAY LONG. honestly i think she eats about as much as i do, which i really don't understand. the best part is that she says "I so hungy mama...i so hungy" with this little frown. its as if i havent fed her in days. Paul took these hilarious pictures of the kids at dinner.

Since all my kids want to do is eat lately, that means really bad things for my garden. Especially the tomatoes.

The snap peas are feeling the pain too. Its ok cause at least they like veggies!

Nashville and Dinosaurs

2009-08-15T21:10:00.000-07:00

paul has been traveling so much this summer and we miss him like crazy. we decided that it would be nice to go with him somewhere. we packed up all our stuff (seems to be a lot with 2 kids in tow) and headed to nashville! It was so green and pretty, and the weather was great while we were there. The kids loved the pool and loved seeing cassie and brennen every day. Cassie and i hauled the kids somewhere new every day. It was usually to a consignment sale or garage sales. The kids werent to happy about it at times, but they liked going through all the toys at the garage sales. By the end the day i was pretty sure my kids were driving cassie crazy...if not, they were driving me crazy.

One day in particular we decided to go to several garage sales. We got the kids packed up and out the door by about 8:30 and we headed out. At the very first garage sale Huddy found this dinosaur costume thing that he loved. For 3 dollors i couldnt pass it up. Well, i wasnt aware that he would be wearing it in the carseat, to every other garage sale, to the store, and in the APX meetings. He makes me laugh! oh, i forgot...the best part is that when he walks the feet make stomping noises and the hat roars. Let me tell you how great that was at 6:00am.

Going Private

2009-08-11T12:35:00.000-07:00

ok, so things are changing around quite a bit. We are going private so be sure to leave your email and i will add you. I will keep the tweetiepiebaby blog for crafts, diy and other non-personal stuff.

The Finer Things Club Begins

2008-10-20T19:19:00.001-07:00

Those of you that follow THE OFFICE will know all about the finer things club. Sarah had this great idea of starting a gourmet dinner club. After my weak attempt at making home made rolls and sarah's to die for meatballs, the boys just had to rename iour little gathering. In a tribute to Pauls favorite show The Office, they all voted to change the name to "the finer things club". They seriously crack me up...for some reason i just can't see the boys wearing barrett hats and talking about literature. I think we will just stick to homemade food and leave it at that.

Pumpy Yumpy Yumpkin

2008-10-16T13:40:00.001-07:00

I found this super cute idea for MOD PUMPKINS on theHostess Blog. These were so easy and fun to make. It was really fun becuase Hudson and i sat down and made a little pumpkin garland that we hung over the fireplace (just out of reach of course!). Hudson mostly just tore them apart after i had put them together, but it was super easy and lots of fun...Enjoy!

Girls Night...What What (i'm retarded)

2008-10-15T22:29:00.001-07:00

Tonight was the very much needed girls night and i wanted to make something festive and fun. I found these fun little pumpkin cakes on the Country Living site. SO CUTE! I fell in love with these fun little cakes! I didnt have time to dye the marzipan (is that even how you spell it?!?) so i just used caramels that i shaped into little stems. They looked great and they were so yummy. Girls night was so much fun, but sadly i didn't get any pics. Oh well, next time. So basically you just pour batter into the mini bundt cake pans then you trim the overflow so 2 will fit together smoothly. I just held mine together with icing. The next step is to drizzle with chocolate or basic glaze, add a stem and some sprinkles and TA-DA your done. LOVE IT!

Gotta Love the Infamous Bathtub Poop

2008-09-30T21:03:00.000-07:00

So, Here is the question.

When did these two items become a Mothers best friend. Well i would have to answer that for me it would be when my kids decided to poop in the tub EVERY day. If its not Bella, its been Hudson. Yeah, tell me about it, its getting a little rediculous. They are just playing and before you know it theres a grunt, and before you can get them out there are numerous poops floating around in the water...yuck! The thing is, that i almost don't know if i want to risk the lift to the toilet. What if it dropped mid swing? That would be a whole nother mess. K, this is getting a little graphic, but all you moms out there know EXACTLY what i am talking about! This post pretty much sums up my day, besides the bombing of a Humanities test. Hope yours was a little more fabulous and relaxing. Ahh...Maybe tomorrow...yeah right!

Already One!

2008-09-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Bella's first birthday was this past week and i was trying to decide on a theme. Paul was quick to suggest a food theme since thats all Bella seems to be interested in. I thought...Hey thats not such a bad idea. I remembered that i had seen these really cute cupcakes that were copied from a japanese candy package on flickr and decided to try my hand at making them. They turned out pretty cute. I made a cake to go with it, but forgot to take a picture before we ate it! Martha Stewart has these great Tissue Paper Pom Pom's that you hang from the ceiling. They were so cute over the food table. They took about 30 min to make and were really quite easy. You could easily make your own out of any color tissue. Martha even has cute candy corn ones for halloween!

Wal-mart also had these foam crowns. We just stuck some jewels to it and wha La! It would have stayed on great had she not torn it from her head in about 2.5 seconds. What can you do.

I remember that Hudson cried when he touched his cake. He wanted his hands washed off and he wanted nothing to do with it. Not Bella, she has always been the daring one out of the two. Hudson about has a heart attack when we vaccum, but Bella tries to put her finders under the vaccum while its going! She scares me half to death somtimes. Here are a few cake pics. She even offered me some...such a polite little girl.

Facelift Time!

2008-09-26T14:27:00.000-07:00

Oh, how this craft room makes me drool. What an amazing work space! You may have heard of Heather Bailey . She designs super yummy fabrics and is just so creative. This is my new inspiration for my craft room. I find that i never go in mine because it is an awful, horrible cluttered mess. Therefore i bring all my stuff to the kitchen table and clutter up the rest of the house. I am now a woman on a mission! I am going to try to get this done before Christmas, so i will get some before and after pics on here for all of you to enjoy. I think my biggest problem is going to be finding furniture that i like. We live in a really small town, hence my new king mattress is still on the floor because i cant find a bedroom set i like. Maybe i am just too picky...who knows.

2008-09-20T14:59:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, my mom and I have a baby carrier shop called Tweetie Pie Baby. Well, a while back we were talking about how we could improve the ring slings that we were selling. We thought they were great, but they weren't anything extraordinary. So, thats when the Tot Tote was born. I don't know if any of you have used or seen a pouch carrier, but the way a pouch is made is so that it is curved where the baby sits so that they are snug and conformed to your body. We loved that, but hate how most pouches arent adjustable. We came up with a pouch/sling hybrid. It is called a Tot Tote! Its basically a ring sling with a curved front where the baby sits. I was way excited because i LOVE mine. As everyone knows, if i am not wearing it, its in the stroller or the car just in case. Here is a better picture so you can see. MMMwwwaaahhh! (that was a kiss if you were wondering

Pavlova...Yum Yum!!

2008-08-30T08:43:00.000-07:00

So, this past weekend we got to go to my best friend Courtney's house in Boise. It was so fun to see everyone and even though little Hudson didnt show his best side (the twos are turning out to be kinda terrible) we had fun! Courtney's mom Nancy is a really great cook and made something called Pavlova. Maybe i've been living under a rock or something but i have never even heard of it. DELISH! It is a merinque cake with a light, crisp crust and its all marshmallowy and chewy in the center. You put fruit and whipped cream on top. So Yummy. I decided to make it on my own and it actually turned out really great. The only thing is that it looks all perfect, then cutting it is kinda hard cause it sticks to the knife and stuff. Oh well, still tastes the same! You have all got to make this, its my new favorite desert by far.

Nursery Pictures

2008-08-24T08:29:00.000-07:00

Bella is now almost a year old and i have just barely finished her room. Its been done, but not really since she was born, but now its done! Just thought i would share all my pics with everyone. It took forever to paint the flowers and vines and since bella doesnt really appreciate them, i thought you all might!

I saw these owl pictures online but they were 60.00 each, so i made them myself with scrapbook paper!

This is Hudsons room. He is two and its still not done. The was i see it is that as soon as we have another baby we will have to switch it all around anyways so why stress.

This navy stripe around the room has magnetic paint under it. The cars are all magnetic and Hudson can drive them around the room!

Cute Baby Bath Pictures

2008-08-24T08:27:00.003-07:00

I can never get enough cute bath pictures. Its like they know that dad hates naked pictures so they try and be extra cute just to get me in trouble. These are Bella's latest.

These aren't bath pictures, but they are so cute i had to put them in. Hudson wanted to push Bella in his dump truck. Scary but cute.

The New World of Friends

2008-08-24T08:20:00.000-07:00

This summer has been so fun. There are a few of the neighborhood girls that come over almost every day. They knock at the door and ask if Bella can play. At first i didnt really know what to say. I mean she is 11 months old, she doesnt really know how to "play" with ten year olds. Well, the girls just come in and pretty much play house with her and Hudson. Its pretty cute. I love it cause i can actually get stuff done without kids hanging on my legs!

Hudson and Dylan had a sleepover a few weeks ago. Hudson does everything Dylan does. Here they are riding horses.

Bear World

2008-08-24T08:08:00.000-07:00

So, we went to bear world about two months ago and i am finaly just getting around to posting the pictures. For those of you who don't know what this is, its called Yellowstone Bear World and you drive through and look at bears and lots of other aniimals. At the end they have a petting zoo and a bunch of kiddie rides. Hudson LOVED the teacup bears that spun and spun. Paul couldnt take him on them or he would puke and i was pretty dang close!

Here is a picture of the boys. Brian, Paul, Hudson and Dylan

Brian and Sarah with their little cub children...aww

Here is a big grizzly that was right by the car.

Hudson and Dad just feeding the chickens

Hudson doesnt quite know what to think of the deer.

So these are my look alikes

2008-07-30T09:15:00.000-07:00

Pauls Twins...HA!

2008-07-29T22:04:00.000-07:00

So, Everyone says the kids are twins of Paul. I tend to believe it. I was surprised to see that when i did this lovely look-alike-meter thingie bobber BOTH kids looked more like me. Hmmm. I would have never guessed.

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Our Snake River Rafting Adventure

2008-06-28T20:47:00.000-07:00

Well, Paul was finally in town to see us and our ward happened to be doing its rafting elders quorum activity. Luckly there were a few open spots. We got a babysitter for the day and did something we havent done since we were dating. It was really fun to get out and enjoy nature. We were floating along so nicely until we came to a rapid called Lunch Counter. We hit the first two HUGE rollers just fine. But then.......we came to the third. I think the pictures pretty much explain it.

Here is the sequence of events. Its going good here, but you can see that the water is rough.

Here is where we hit the roller. Our Guide Scott is trying to hang on in the back. I am the one in the middle who decided to cling to my paddle like a spear and kick the poor girl next to me in the head. Paul is in the front and he thought it would be better cling on for dear life instead of falling into the 40 degree water. BRRRR. I was laughing so hard but i just ended up sounding like a donkey cause i couldnt catch my breath. When paul popped out of the water his eyes were as big as golf balls cause he was so worried about me. It made my little heart smile that he was looking out for me.

So, here is the after shot. You can see me in the bottom right and paul is popping up right in front of me. You cant really see him though.

All in all it was a really fun trip and we warmed up pretty quick.

Umm Ok

2008-06-28T19:22:00.000-07:00

So I took this quiz to see which disney princess i am and i came out as cinderella. Probably my last guess, but hey what do i know. By the way...Paul was Pocahantas!

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Party Central

2008-06-27T20:09:00.000-07:00

Ok, so i would have to say that my kids are totally spoiled. This summer we have been traveling a lot, and obviously Paul has been too for work. Paul was gone on Hudsons birthday, but we happened to be in the Burg. So, we invited his little friends over for a party. I made a super cute excavator cake and hudson loved it. That weekend Paul wanted to celebrate Hudson's birthday too, so we had his family over and had a Cars themed birthday party. Paul and I made this Tow-Mater cake. It turned out pretty good. Well, anyways I was all birthdayed out, but the next week when we went to Arizona to visit my Brother we had yet another party since the Grandparents happened to be in town too. Talk about a LOT of presents. I think Hudson actually might have doubled his toy collection in a matter of 3 weeks. Poor little Bella, there is NO girl stuff in the house. She plays with dinasaurs, cars and monster trucks right along with her brother.

I know i look scary in this pic, sorry...Mater just looks so cute in it, i had to post it.

Hudson went CRAZY for this cake. He kept saying "Big Mater...Big Mater...Hold it?"

Hudson thought he would show off his iridescent skin at my mom and dads fathers day BBQ

Here a a cute shot of the family. These are far and few between.

Tweetie Pie Baby Photo Shoot

2008-06-17T17:45:00.000-07:00

So, I know every mom thinks that her kids are the most beautiful kids in the world, but its official...mine are. We got together with Earl Photography in Gilbert Arizona last week to take some pictures for our new Tweetie Pie Baby website (TweetiePieBaby.com). My Sister in Law Misty and her family live there. Her daughter Peyton is the curly haired cutie you see in some of the pics. They turned out sooooo good! I want to put like every picture on here, but i will just try and pick my favorites, but that might still be lot of pics cause they are all so cute!

A Day Out with Thomas

2008-06-06T08:58:00.000-07:00

We took Hudson and Bella to the Heber Valley Railroad for a Day with Thomas. Hudson thought it was pretty cool. We got to ride on the train that looked like thomas.

Posing with Sir Topham Hat

Hudson and Bella are here with the train conductor. Hudson was really grumpy in this pic.

Hudson got to pet mini horses. He was pretty daring and actually went up to them on his own. For any of you that know hudson pretty well that was amazing cause he is terrified of most animals.

Beavers Wedding

2008-06-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

Pauls brother Steve got married a few weeks ago. Just thought i would share some of the pictures with everyone.

This picture is so perfect to describe what was going on. We were trying to take bridesmaid and groomsman pictures. The kids had decided to go COMPLETELY crazy.

Hudson kept pointing at the temple and saying "big temple" "big temple". He has been saying it eversince.The photographer told the boys to look "cool" for this picture. I thought it was pretty funny because after she took it she looked at Brian and says "Thats your cool look?" We all laughed pretty hard.

Packing Bags

2008-06-06T08:43:00.000-07:00

As you all know Paul travels a lot during the summer. It seems like even when he is home he still lives out of his suitcase. Hudson wanted to get in on the action. He insisted on getting in this duffle bag. He was pretty proud of himself and did not want to get out.

The Mice Attacked!!

2008-06-06T08:34:00.000-07:00

So, last fall Paul and I put in our yard. I couldnt believe how expensive it is. So, after all that we were so excited for the snow to melt so we could see our grass and have a nice yard this past spring. But, surprise surprise. Once the snow melted we saw what the mice have been up to all winter. Aparently they built a crazy tunnel system under the snow and our grass lookes like a huge maze!

Sorry Everyone

2008-06-06T08:27:00.000-07:00

So...everyone has been telling me i need to post a blog. Sorry, its been forever. Since the summer started we have been going back and forth between Idaho and Utah and I just forget to blog! We are doing really good. Hudson Just had his second birthday and Bella has just learned how to crawl. So, Here are a few pictures to catch everyone up with whats been going on in our life.

We made a trip to D.I. and came home with lots of goodies!

We have two pretty cute kids if you ask me.

Easter Fun!

2008-04-05T21:12:00.001-07:00

So, this was Hudsons first year to really be able to do an easter egg hunt. We went to the big one that was advertised on the radio, but it ended up being completely retarded. The kids ages 0-5 hunt consisted of like a million eggs inside a tennis court. There was no way i was sending hudson out there to fend for himself. Someone was going to get crushed. We ended up filling eggs with goldfish and taking him and his friend to the park to do our own. It was fun, and hudson didn't know the difference.

This picture is the best because hudson got tired of tryin to find his own and thought it would be easier to take them from Dylan's basket. It was pretty funny.

It was so cold so little Bella got to bundle up. She looked like a little Easter Bunny.

The next day was Easter Sunday. We got the kids these cute easter headbands. Bella thought it was cool, but Hudson refused to keep his on, so i couldnt really get a good picture of him. Paul was more than willing to cooperate though :)

Hudson didnt get any candy. I think i would go crazy with the sugar high then crash. He is already moody enough so we didnt want to deal with that. Instead he got cheerios, goldfish and some other cool stuff. His favorite were these animal stampers. He went crazy with them.

This is Hudson decorating his easter eggs. We had fun sports themed stickers and wraparounds. He loved his little Egg football. It didnt last too long though. About five minutes into it he just wanted me to peel the egg so he could eat it. He takes after Paul with the hardboiled egg obsession.

This isn't easter, but it was still pretty cute. Hudson was asking to sit on the potty a lot so i picked up some underpants for motivation. He came out of his room with a diaper and 3 pairs of underwear over it. The best part is that the last pair is on backwards. He cracks me up.

Phil & Teds Double Stroller!

2008-04-05T20:50:00.000-07:00

So, I finally got a double stroller. I LOVE IT. Its called a Phil & Teds Sports Buggy with a double attachment. It is a single stroller but the bottom seat comes on and off to make it a double. I have actually gotten some use out of it lately since rexburg is starting to thaw out. Before then Hudson just insisted i push them both around the house. I cant wait until summer so we can go on lots of walks.

Better Late Than Never

2008-04-04T13:12:00.001-07:00

So, we went on our APX cruise to Mexico and Belize in Febuary. I know i am a little late posting this, but i thought it was better now than later. As you all can tell, i tend to blog in spurts. Sorry!

this is cassie and i watching the boys at the sports court on the ship.

Paul's basketball team that won the cruise tournamet

Erik, Jenn, Paul, Me, Brian and Sarah on formal night

Paul decided to take us on a little off road trail in Mexico

The trail was SERIOUSLY overgrown

This is how it ended.....with a flat tire!

On Valentines Day we were in Belize. We spent all day on a cave tubing excursion, but managed to grab a quick bite before we had to get back on the ship. Paul thought it would be fun to leave our mark on the resteraunt.

This bus was packed with moldy tubes and life vest for us...yea!

In mexico it was paul's mission to find a local taco place. This is the kitchen where we ended up. Its a wonder none of us got sick

Serously Hilarious!

2008-03-09T10:33:00.000-07:00

I got this off Stephs blog. This really shouldnt be funny, but it is. I laughed so hard i was crying. Paul was just looking at me like i had finally lost it.

Too cute

2008-03-08T15:23:00.000-08:00

So, Hudson has learned how to smile when you tell him to say cheese. I just wanted to put up some recent pics of Hudson and Bella. They are too cute!

Just Hangin out at home.

Making chocolate cookies

Learning how to floss

Our little Cowboy

Trying to eat cereal with a HUGE spoon

Bella just hanging around playing

Smile...It's Family Picture Time

2008-02-06T11:25:00.000-08:00

With our newest addition to the family, we thought it was time to get a few pictures taken. They turned out pretty good. Hudson was NOT cooperating so we had to distract him. As you can see he is playing with a car or Elmo in almost all of his pictures. Bella on the other hand was grinning from ear to ear. Oh well, maybe next time Hudson will cooperate so we can get a picture of them together.

I Love these Pictures!

2008-01-25T22:35:00.000-08:00

You cant really tell how gorgeous these pictures are until you see them in person. We saw them in Deseret Book the other day and i think i am going to get this one for the house. It is a panoramic picture of the sacred grove. The cool thing is that the pictures are made to look like old origional pictures. There are ones of the salt lake temple and tons of other temples that are really cool too. I just wish art wasnt so expensive.

I Chopped all My Hair Off!

2008-01-25T22:29:00.000-08:00

I finally decided to do it. I have been wanting to forever but i just couldnt bring myseft to cut off almost a foot of hair. I chopped it! I am so glad i did because i really like it and it is no longer being pulled by hudson, slobbered on by bella, getting stuck under my purse, coat, paul's arm or anything else remotely near my head. Can you tell i was getting tired of it. So, here is the picture i brought in with my. It is a little shorter than this, but its the basic style.

Our First House

2008-01-25T22:27:00.001-08:00

Ok, so i know we have lived here for over a year so i am really not on the ball. Lots of people have asked us about our house and have wanted to see pictures. We took this picture when they started the landscaping this past summer. So, here it is. We will have to post some pictures this comming summer with all the grass, flowers, trees...basically everything worth looking at.

UFC Fight

2008-01-25T22:20:00.000-08:00

So, besides the birth of our second child this was most likely the hightlight of Paul's year. He got go to a UFC fight in Vegas. APX took him and a bunch of other guys down to see it. I am glad i didn't go because I hear it was so bloody that the wives got a little queasy. Here is a shot of Paul with Dana White.

I guess Paul and Brian are with a fighter here, but i have absolutely no idea who it is...sorry.

We finally developed our pictures

2008-01-25T22:12:00.000-08:00

We developed all the pictures on our digital camera and there wer like 400 pictures. Most of them i forgot we even had. So, i know these arent the most recent pictures, but they were too cute not to post.

These are both from this summer in Phoenix when Hudson was about 11 months old. I know its disgusting, but Hudson would track down that snot sucker. I finally got so tired of taking it from him that we washed it out and it became one of his favorite toys...yuck!