Santa train

Today we got to go to Boulder City and go on the Santa train ride. Thank you to our friends for giving us their tickets. Preston loved it. Hannah was struggling a bit but she was OK, she just wanted to get down and walk. Preston always get really shy around Santa but he doesn't cry and is not scared. On the way home Preston kept saying "So fun!" It got me in the Christmas spirit!
Brad finished his finals yesterday and he did really well. He said he did better this block week than the last. Glad the stressful week is over and we have time with him. I even got to be a WIFE rather than a mother last night. Brad arranged for his friend to come over after the kids went to bed so that he and I could go out. We went and shared a meal at the Cheesecake Factory, my very favorite restaurant!! Yum. I love going out with Brad. We really need to do it more often...if only time would allow.

Bargain shopping....again

I just have to brag again. Today was Macy's 1 day sale. All of the clearance was an additional 1/2 off and they had a coupon for $10 off $25 purchase. I got all of this stuff for a total of $16.67!!!! My kids need clothes soooo bad and I'm so thrilled with my find. On my receipt it said total savings: $62.44!!! WOO HOO! Not bad eh?

Bragging rights and spaghetti faces

I first must brag about my grocery trip today. I had been saving up Kelloggs coupons and I found a bunch more. Today Smiths had Kelloggs cereal and Keebler stuff on sale for half off. It totaled $140 in value. With my coupons and the sale I only paid $42.65!! Woo hoo! I just get the biggest high over a good bargain! I saved $97 bucks!!! One might think I'm crazy for buying so much cereal but we eat it and I saved and stocked up! I don't usually do crazy things like this but it seemed worth it to me in the long run.

I must also add that Hannah is one of the messiest children I have ever seen! Preston does not like his hands to be dirty and he always wants me to wash them off but Hannah digs right in! On this particular night we had lasagna and she loved it! Can you tell? Cute little thing. After dinner Brad said "I'll get Preston if you get Hannah." Fair trade? NOT!

Catching up

Preston happily eating cheetos.

This one is so cute...blankie and monkey. He loves them and still sleeps with them.

Playing at the children's museum.

Build a Bear.

Hannah at the park.

Another park picture, different day. She loves juice boxes.

Preston on the day he got his new glasses.

Eating chocolate chip cookies...he was pretty happy.

Double rainbow in Utah.

Being silly in the tub.

Another tub picture, different day. Just cute.

Crazy hair Hannah, last winter. Wow time flies!

Preston the day we got his first fishie. He was so excited but just couldn't stay awake!

Open wide! Taking a drink of water...well, at least she thought.

Preston's monkey face.

Wearing daddy's boots.

Eating a tomato...wasn't sure about it. Like Father like son.

This was just taken the other day. She fell asleep eating spaghetti.

This one was taken today. Too cute for words!

I just got all the pictures off of my cell phone! I had a lot on there and wanted to make sure I backed them up. Here are some of the best ones.

Santa

A sporting goods store here in LV has a pretty cool WinterWonderland thing. We went last week with the kids and they had fun. I think they were both tired but Preston was so excited to see Santa. When he got up there he was so quiet and didn't tell Santa what he wanted. So, Mommy helped tell Santa he wanted a train for Christmas. I'm pretty excited about Christmas this year because Preston actually understands whats going on. Well, for the most part. Hannah started saying "Santa" too. It's so cute how excited she gets when she says it. She's saying so many new words now. It's so cute. Preston learns new words daily. I love hearing them say new words. It's so cute.
I went shopping on black friday and finished my shopping for this Christmas. Gotta love that! We might get a few more little things for the kids, if we can. It feels good to be done though. I got up at 4 a.m. and headed out to Walmart which was kinda crazy but I love doing it. I went by myself this year which was kinda weird but I still liked it...especially not having cranky kids like I usually do when I'm out shopping!

My girlie girl

Since we started potty training Preston, Hannah has been so interested in it. A couple days ago she wanted to sit on it so we thought why not? We took her diaper off and she sat down and totally went!! We were shocked! We gave her a potty prize and made a big deal about it. Preston didn't know what to think because Hannah was getting one of his potty prizes! But, he clapped for her and said "Yay Hannah!" Preston is still working on it. He's got a Hot Wheels car waiting for him on the mantle for when he does go.
Hannah has been so adorable lately. She LOVES playing with babies. This morning she was feeding the baby and giving it kisses. I had to take pictures.
Giving kisses.

Some for me.

Some for you.

I must clarify

Preston is NOT fully potty trained. He went twice in one night but hasn't gone again. He fights sitting on the potty. He is a busy boy...sit still he does NOT! BUT we are headed in the right direction. He's a good boy and he'll get it soon I'm sure. He kept getting out of bed so I gave him the option of being a big boy or a baby like Hannah. Oddly enough he chose to be a baby. ha ha ha. My plan didn't work. So, his bed is a crib again. He doesn't seem to mind and I sure don't mind that he stays in bed. Baby steps.

Big Boy

Preston went on the potty tonight. He actually sat on the little potty for almost an hour. He was watching a video on my phone that I took of him riding a scooter at Toys R Us. He kept saying "wanna bring home". Originally I had told him he had to ask Santa for that. I blurted out that if he went on the potty we would bring home the scooter...I kid you not, it was within a minute and he went!! So, I'm eating my words now. Brad said "couldn't you have promised a candy bar or something?" Well, I have tried everything to bribe him and it doesn't work. I really didn't think before I opened my mouth so here we are.
So tonight we made his crib into a toddler bed and of course made a HUGE deal about him going. He had to wait up for Brad to get home so he could show him! So, Brad is upstairs laying down with him, hoping he'll go to sleep. It's just been a big fun party tonight. He was so happy and kept saying "YES! I did it!" Super cute. He will not stay in his bed, I'm sure of that. He's never slept with a pillow before either. We gave him one of our pillows and tucked him in. It's pretty cute.
I really have tried so many times and he'll just sit and sit on that potty and then as soon as I put the diaper back on, he would go in the diaper.
Well, tonight he finally went in the potty! THEN about 20 minutes later he ran over to the potty and went again, all by himself! He kept jumping up and down again saying "YES! I did it!" Do I think he totally trained? Probably not. But, this is a big start and we're so proud of him! Yes! He did it!

Happy Halloween!

I have been wanting to post for a while, I just haven't sat down long enough to do it. We carved pumpkins tonight. Preston wasn't all that into it and Hannah went to bed. So, Brad and I went to it. Here's what they look like!! Pretty cool huh? We're pretty proud of our work.

So, I LOVE these pictures of Preston. That boy just makes me smile! Both of my kids do. He has been so funny lately. He has so much personality. He is soooo just like his Dad! I have a lot more pictures I want to post on here, more of Hannah too. Just can't find my other memory card right now. So...more to come.
At the craft show I did there was a girl that was selling these little ties that she made. Aren't they cute? I wanted to buy them all!! If anyone wants one, I have her contact info. They were super duper cute and he looks so handsome in it.





My Mom has been here all week. The kids love when she comes. Hannah keeps bringing her books to read. She just wants to read book after book with Grandma. It's pretty cute. Preston loves getting spoiled...who wouldn't? She buys him the stuff Mommy won't get for him. He has to be a good boy to get the prizes though. He loves Grandma's cane. He could play with it all day.
Hannah is walking all over the place lately. We have had the hardest time finding shoes that will stay on her fat little feet. We finally found a pair that we thought were working. Well, they came off too. So, we ventured out to the outlet mall to try Stride Rite shoes. THEY WORKED! YAY! They are really cute too. Preston got new shoes with lights on them. He jumps all over the place so that the lights come on. He even slept in them for his nap today...he insisted! What a silly boy.

Sneak peek

I'm almost done with the kids costumes. We are going to a Halloween thing today so I put them on to try em out.

Success!!

The craft show went really well!! I really made so many bows and I think it helped to have a big variety to pick from. There is another one next weekend and the booth rent is only $10. Really? Can I lose? It's a halloween carnival at a rest home. I don't know...I would probably sell some more. But a rest home? I don't know. I'll ask more questions, I guess. They said people of all ages come it it. For ten bucks, I really can't lose, I guess.
Anyway, I sold a lot and I'm happy. I do have a lot more if anyone needs any hairbows. I'll be posting more on my blog as soon as I get pics. Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm glad I did it. It was a good experience. Weird to be without the kids all day. I've never done that and I missed my little munchkins! They were there with me for a few minutes, hence Hannah in the picture. We didn't get a really good picture of the whole booth for some reason. Oh well...next time!

Craft Show

Well, the craft show is on Saturday. It's 1 a.m. Friday morning (Thursday night)right now and I'm up pricing my products. I'm very excited and nervous all at the same time. I think my stuff is cute...I hope everyone else does too. I was going to post pictures of my booth set up in my dining room but I'll wait until it's completely finished for the full effect. It turned out better than even I thought it would look!! I should probably get to bed. I just have a lot on my mind. I keep thinking of things to do. It's nice to get them done without children at my feet. Wish me luck!!!

For My Mom

Here ya go Mom. Here's Hannah walking, just for you!

Yet another craft

I did this last night while we watched TV. The only thing I bought was the leaves, I had the scrap material. I think it turned out pretty cute! I love fall decorations...I just don't have enough of them. This project only cost me a dollar!


Preston painted a pumpkin today. He loved doing it. Ever since he learned how to say pumpkin a few weeks ago he has been obsessed. He kept wanted this pumpkin down off the piano but it is glass so we went and got some plastic pumpkins and these to have some fun with. He was so excited!



Last but not least...this is my dream craft. I really want to make this for Hannah for Christmas. I've been talking to my Dad about it and we think we can do it. We'll see what happens.

More projects

I keep taking on new things. I got the idea that I wanted to make the kids trick or treat bags. I didn't want to buy much for it. So, I was looking through what I had and I had a pair of Brad's old jeans in with my fabric. So, this is what I came up with. Don't look too close at the stitches!!! I am not a seamtress by any means. But, I think they turned out cute. I bought the pumpkin and spider. They are iron ons but everything else I came up with. Not bad, right?


We went to the outlet mall on Monday and found some great deals. Preston and Hannah got these cute Jammies from the Children's Place. They were only. 99 cents each! I think they look so cute in them. A little too hot for them right now but I had to take a picture.