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Thursday, December 29, 2011

DIY Banner


I loved making this banner for Becks. I want to hang it either above his bed or on his door.

I already had the fabric (same as his bedding/pillow fabric) and I bought the ribbon at Hobby Lobby. I sewed them on, painted the letters and glued them to the fabric—what an easy, fun project!







Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Happy Anniversary

Wow, we've made it three years!! It has been a wonderful adventure. I can't wait to spend many more years with you and our little family. Thank you for bringing such a beautiful soul into my life—our baby boy! You are such a wonderful daddy to him and such a wonderful husband to me. Thank you for always putting in the desire and effort to make our marriage grow and flourish.

10 things I love about you:

  • The talks we have in bed before we go to sleep each night. It reminds me of all the times we used to talk on the phone, getting to know each other, which resulted in me falling in love with you.
  • I love how spontaneous and thoughtful you have been in sending me letters in the mail (dating and married), planning great dates, writing love notes on our walls and our mirrors . . .
  • I love how creative and talented you are; I feel blessed to have our house full of your artistic talent.
  • I love your witty sense of humor; that you can do impersonations and funny voices and be goofy and silly with me.
  • I love your style
  • I love seeing you play and interact with our little boy. His face lights up whenever he sees his daddy.
  • I love how helpful you are around the house and in taking care of Beckahm
  • I love that you have a passion for life and are constantly doing things to keep yourself positive and happy
  • I love that you uphold your priesthood and make sure that our family is spiritually nourished
  • I love your smile, your facial expressions, your laugh, your kind heart, and your patient, gentle, forgiving nature. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. I LOVE YOU!!








Sunday, December 25, 2011

Our Christmas

I have to say the people who told me Christmas was so much better with kids were right! It was so much fun to see Becks—although he didn't quite grasp what was going on—open his gifts and participate in all of the Holiday cheer!

We were fortunate this year to spend the Holiday with Kimber's family—The Schaubs. We spent Christmas Eve enjoying some mexican food, watching the kids open their Christmas pjs, watching Ty, Madix, and Tayte sprinkle reindeer food on the grass, and driving around a neighborhood Kimber grew up in (known for it's array of illuminaries and Christmas lights). We spent the night Christmas Eve, which was a bit hard for Beckahm (he had a rough night adjusting to the unfamiliar environment) and Dave who got sick with the flu.

Christmas morning we watched all the kiddos open their stockings and gifts. It was so much fun to watch Beckahm open his presents. He loved playing with the ribbon and the wrapping paper more then his toys. He did, however, LOVE Ben and Judy's animated life size Santa Clause (he had a fun time dancing with it), and he loved his dancing Elmo that his cousin Lily got for him.

We hung out and had fun napping (catching up on some much needed sleep from the lack thereof the night before), socializing (Mike, Kimber, Kyle, and Dave got to play with Mikes new table tennis game Santa got him), and eating some yummy Christmas dinner/dessert.

We wanted to thank the Schaubs for their hospitality and for the yummy food and thoughtful presents. We wanted to thank our parents for their thoughtful gifts for both us and Becks. He loved his books and his toys. And we wanted to thank Lily, Stace and Shayna for Becks presents—so thoughtful and generous.

We had a fun Christmas celebrating with family and friends and watching Becks experience his very first Christmas. We look forward to spending the new year in Utah with Mike's family, my sister, and friends.


Thursday, December 22, 2011

DIY Christmas Stocking

I just finished Beck's Christmas stocking. Mike helped me add the finishing touches. We love how it turned out! We both want to make one for ourselves now!!

For this particular stocking I pieced together two different patterns/instructions and voila: a unique finished stocking just for baby B!


INSTRUCTIONS

Here is the pattern I used (I wanted to do an elf boot):



And the SIMPLE, so EASY to understand, sewing instructions (if you want to do a regular boot shaped stocking there is a pattern here as well):


For the snowflakes and ric rac we just used a hot glue gun, and made the design ourselves.

Happy stocking making!!


Beck's and Mama's stocking
Mike and Nika's stocking

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of our family and friends! We love and cherish you!!