my attempts at being crafty/stats

so i haven't really thought of anything to blog. and well i guess i've been wanting to share a craft that i recently did.

so when i was pregnant with adyson in the last month or two, i was put on bedrest (a little before that i had lost my job so i really had nothing to do) anyway, my mom decided to by me some crafts to do. i've tried my hand at decoupage a couple of times before and i kinda liked it. so my mom bought me frames and boxes to keep me busy. after i had adyson and got into the swing of being a mom, i started up my crafts again. i'm currenty working on a crown shaped plaque that my mom-in-law bought me. it took me a little bit to think of what i wanted to do with it, but i am almost finished now... pic to come later....

this is one of my favorites frames. its not the whole "ripped paper thing" but i really like it.

here is my latest project that i've finished. my mom just bought me a plain box from walmart and i really didn't know what to do with it. adyson's crayons were beginning to get everywhere so i decided to make her a crayon box. all i did is take pretty much all the scraps of paper i have ever used. you just spread some glue (i use elmers, its cheaper) and then stick it to the box. then i usually spread elmers over the entire thing when i'm done to make it shiny and somewhat seal the box. but since we are dealing with a child here and elmers is washable, i took tacky glue and spread it all over it. and here is the finished product. i really like it and thought it was a cool idea. so i wanted to share it! (if you want more pics just ask, i'll post more of the sides and stuff)

i do like to digi scrap too, but thats for another post : )

On another note.....

adyson turned 18 months old on the 10th of this month (i know i'm kinda behind.) here are her stats!

Weight: 22.8 lbs=28%

Height: 31 in= 31%

she now attends nursery and she LOVES it. the latest word she has learned to say is turtle! its so cute! oh if you look on the right hand side column of my blog theres her 18m pic.

Styled By Gwen

So folks....I got a hair cut...and not just any hair cut... My very good friend, Gwen Stoker is currently attending the Evan's hair school. I was her very first cut (besides her cutting hair on Miss Kim, her mannequin. heres what it looks like....

Before....all limp and boring

AFTER! all full of life!

This pic doesn't really show how good it is! I have very fine hair, so it goes limp really quick. Trust me i tried to pump it up, but to no avail. It looked really good right after Gwen was done. My hair stylist Gwen gave me a slight a-line cut with layers. I LOVE IT! Awesome job!! I will definitely take more pics and return to her for more cuts and even colors and what else she needs me for!! I will totally be your guinea pig!

Happy Moms Day/Utah Trip

first off, happy mothers day to all those moms out there! like i said last year, i feel that even though you may not have a child, you are a mother to any child that enters your life. you care for them, make sure they are safe, and love them just like your own. so happy mothers day to all the women out there! here are some pics from my wonderful mothers day!

making me a chocolate pie!

my wonderful fam!

well this past weekend we went to utah for reece bakers wedding. he didn't know we were going to be at the temple waiting for him to get out, and he was very surprised to see spencer. we wanted to go in to the wedding, but when a baker gets married everyone comes and we didn't want to take up any space. they are a great couple. the luncheon and reception were great! it gave us a chance to remember our own wedding and what a great and wonderful day it was! it was a great weekend. we also went shopping!!! spencer even found me a great british store!!! of course i went kinda crazy! here are some pics from this weekend. just some temple sq pics and some other stuff where i'm trying out my artistic skills....lol. (sorry i didn't really get pics of the bride and groom!)

prom 2 pics

heres the pics i promised. they are some what bad pics, but none the less i have them. it was so much fun! thank you spencer! it was the best night ever! (see last post to know whats going on if you have no idea... lol)

my date and i : )

refreshment table

daddy daughter dance

us again...not the greatest pic

our chaperon

prom 2

so tonight i have been asked to the fhe dance.

yesterday i found a note that started me on a mini scavenger hunt around the apt. at the end was a note saying, will you go to the fhe dance with me? and then 3 boxes to follow: yes, no, and heck no. so i sent spencer on a mini scavenger hunt with the answer yes. spencer later told me that it was to make up for high school and that he never asked me to a dance. so tonight people, spencer and i are going to dress up and have a dance in our living room. boutonnière and all (lol with some fake flowers we have lying around.)

so folks, i am very excited. it may sound very corny, but it is one of the cutest things spencer has ever done. we will be taking pictures dont you worry! i'll post them tomorrow!

finding things to do....

yesterday was the start of spencer's "weekend" so he had asked me to plan something fun. i'm also trying to find more things for adyson to experience and learn from. well, since it being rexburg, i had to find something inside. well i went to rexburg.org to find about some of the museums i've heard about around here. i found the teton dam flood and childrens museum. it was ok, gave us something to do. it was 4 bucks for all of us so i really cant complain. there were lots of things to look at, like old dresses, pictures, a 20 min movie about the flood, and such. the things that they have in there are kinda cool to look at. its not all about the big flood. there was one thing that adyson loved...and even went under the ropes to get! a 75 yr old baby doll carriage and a 45 yr old doll! i had to jump the ropes to get her and put the doll back while spencer distracted the coordinator! the childrens part was ok. there were pictures to color, animal masks to make, a big house stairs thing to climb on and toys to play with. heck i was bored in there, but adyson loved it. the theme was farm animals and next month is plants. if you're bored and looking for something to do inside, go do this. its in the tabernacle basement. gave us something to do so we dont go crazy from sitting in the apt all day!!!

climbing on the big toy

mask that daddy made for me!

ZOO

so yesterday we decided to take adyson to the zoo. well more take me, i love animals... last time we took adyson she was around 6 months old and sat there like a bump on a log. this time it was very fun! adyson loved feeding the ducks and pelicans, seeing the sloth bear, petting a baby goat...which tried to eat our clothes... seeing the crazy monkeys and she esp loved seeing the lions and tiger. it was a very fun day and i am so excited to go back when everything is out (some things were still inside due to the weather still being slightly cold). we are planning on becoming members....i think for my sake! well anyway, i posted most of this pics on facebook, but for those of you who dont use it, here are the pics for those of you! enjoy