Blog Marriages

I spend so much valuable time each day reading blogs (about 35!). In my readings, I've discovered that some of you have so much in common that if distance didn't separate you, you would probably be great friends! So, I came up with the idea to be a blog matchmaker.*

My first marriage: is Natalie and Anita. Natalie is my friend whom I am so lucky to live so close to and Anita is my friend from my married BYU days. This day in matrimony brings you together because of your challenges with your 2-year-old boys. This blog entry and this blog entry are just a couple that unite you on this day. Natalie, make sure you don't miss this post and also this one too.

Another blog marriage unites Dave's aunt Michelle and my friend from Tokyo, Julie. The reason for this pairing is due to your love of quilting. You two should definitely hook up so you can share your work and join each other's quilting blog games. Take for example, this quilt and this quilt -- beautiful. I'm envious.

My final marriage for today is Dave's cousin's wife Ashley and my good friend from Thunderbird, Crystal. The link here is because of your impressive digital scrapbook pages. You'll have to view each other's work. Amazing!

Even though miles apart, I hope to bring each other true friendship. After all, if you are anything like me, I'm always up for another blog to keep up with (doesn't that give you about 5 minutes more of putting off the dishes?).

And, now for the moment you've all been waiting for. The blogs that I have found while scouring the Internet that I am married to.

Here are my favs: Deal-Seeking Diva , Baby Cheapskate, Freebies 4 Mom, The Bargain Shopper Lady, A Year of Crockpotting.

Through these websites, I have found amazing deals, great freebies, info on real sales, tried and true Crockpot recipes, a schedule for 90 percent off deals at Target, the best-priced diapers of the week, etc. Isn't it great that somebody does all this work for me to save me money or post a recipe? I am in love!

Cheers to all of your work blogging friends! I love staying connected, entertained, distracted, and informed.

*Please note that if I have not mentioned your blog, it does not mean that I'm not a religious reader. I apologize though for my lack of comments. Most of the time I read blogs while I'm nursing, and it's next to impossible to type.

Sharing clothes

Look who stole the bear's coat!

"Spring" break

My sister Heather and her family chose to spend their Spring Break with us! We had so much fun, but Minnesota could not deliver anything remotely close to Spring. We were so lucky that we not only had a white Christmas this year, but also a white Easter with about six inches of snow (just what everyone always wants)! Good thing for indoor parks, indoor Amusement Rides, and movie theaters to provide us entertainment!

9 months of growing, 1 week of misery

All in a matter of four days, not only has my Teyah turned 9 months old, stood alone, and cut a new tooth, but she also had terrible croup (the worst episode of all my kids so far), had a trip to the ER, had nebulizer treatment, steroid medication, had a high fever, had her first taste of prunes (as you may guess why). It has been a rough one to say the least. I can't wait until she feels better and this sweet smile returns. My heart is breaking for her. Her nose and eyes are a fountain. She can't sleep. Poor, poor baby.

Ellie's 3rd Birthday

Ellie then:


Ellie now:



Our sweet strawberry shortcake is in love with PINK!



How special to have Grandma here for her birthday!! Thanks for all those who made sacrifices to have her here with us. We LOVED it!



My attempt at a cake.



Ellie playing games at her party but not so sure about being in front. She is definitely more shy in a crowd -- well, not that this was a big crowd (there were just two friends there!).



Ellie is beyond her years. Here's an example of a conversation this week:

"Mom, I have two goals. (Holding up one finger) The first is to not pick my nose. (Holding up two fingers) The second is to put things away when I'm done with them."

My cuties

This is probably one of those posts that only Grandma will truly appreciate. But, it doesn't mean the rest of you can't watch too! (;

Here's our "Sweet Po-Teyah":



Ellie is just simply adorable these days. How did I get so lucky to have such a cute 2-year-old? I wonder if 3 will be her hard year? This week, Dave was leaving for his basketball game and Aubrie said, "Good luck!" And Ellie said in a serious tone: "Daddy, GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!"




I don't want to leave Aubrie out of this post. A cute thing she said this week was: "Mom, why do you have to be big to be on American Idol? I want to be on it NOW!"

This picture is Aubrie pouting in the bathroom because she's jealous that it's Ellie's birthday this week. As soon as I pulled the camera out she had a hard time keeping a straight face.