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My Boys

2011-12-06T17:57:00.000-08:00

Found this on Pinterest. Love it :)

Source: Uploaded by user via Wendy on Pinterest

Ready to start some new projects!

2011-12-03T10:29:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how long its been since I've posted anything. I'll be starting some new projects soon and I'd love to start sharing again. Today the plan is to clean the house and get all the Christmas things out before Christmas passes us by :) And a special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my husband! :D

Keeping Busy

2011-02-02T14:31:00.000-08:00

Ok here we go! I'm going to try and add a few more posts ;)

Our little family has been sick with one thing after another these past two months. Its really tiring. Last night I had a late night trip to the ER because of horrible horrible sinus pain. At least I think it was sinus pain. I ended up leaving without seeing a doctor because during the 3 hour wait I started to feel better.

Thankfully I've been sewing a bit lately and I think its the only thing keeping me sane :) Just looking at all the beautiful fabric cheers me right up. I've been working on baby gift sets with fabric that isn't too babyish. Eye candy for the mom :)

I put together little shoes for one gift set. Aidan and I giggled at this step. We decided that the shoes looked like little bugs :) haha Don't see it? The pins are its legs... lol

I've changed the shape of the burp cloths I'm making. I think people like these better then the curved ones. And I will admit they're easier to make too.

The finished gift set, with a nice blanket that will last the baby into toddler years, a set of three burp pads and little tiny shoes. Hope everything gets a lot of use!

Now time to get back to work! And go to the doctor (not so much fun)

Santa's video to Aidan

2010-12-15T21:28:00.000-08:00

LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Aidan is in awe. LOL

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/LExfpAzlHrYo6W7uj9TpBQ

Look What I Found?

2010-11-20T16:30:00.001-08:00

Sick Halloween Bat

2010-09-28T11:54:00.001-07:00

Lately I've been feeling sick. The kind where my whole body just aches, I'm really tired, cranky, and I can't concentrate on anything (probably cause of the tired part).

I have so much to do but I can't seem to get anything done. The boys have a doctors appointment today to get their flu vaccines. Something that's very important for Dylan since he's allergic to ibuprofen and fevers can be a very serious thing for him. But since I'm feeling so crummy I keep thinking of calling and canceling. But of course I wont.

With Halloween coming up I've had so many craft ideas to do with the boys. I even went as far as to buy everything we'll need to do these crafts. We finally got something done! A banner with bats! It took a few days to get done. I really wanted to let Aidan help instead of just watching.

He was so proud when we finally hung it up on the stairs. Of course now that its been there for a day or two I'm already looking around to where we can move it. It just doesn't look right on the stairs.

The weather here has been insanely hot these past few days. Yesterday it was 113 in LA! How can it be so hot in the fall!? Oh yeah that's right. This is southern California....its hot all year long. If it wasn't for my family all living around here I don't think I'd stay another year.

The crafts I had planned for Aidan and I will have to be put on hold until we can stand to actually be outside during daylight hours. Too bad because I was getting pretty excited about what we were going to be doing next :)

This weekend is craft camp! I have no idea what I'm going to be working on but just the thought of hanging out with all these other crafters is making me excited. I love seeing what other people are working on. Which reminds me I need to go shopping for little gifts. And I have an auction item to get done in the next few days...even if I don't know what that item will be lol

And for some reason I can't delete this extra photo at the bottom! So enjoy seeing Aidan's happy face again ;)

Practice Scarf

2010-09-21T01:28:00.000-07:00

I started a scarf meant for a preschool aged child. Love the colors, love the yarn. But when I held it up to Aidan I realized that it was way too thick. Drives me crazy that I'm more then half way done and I realize the mistake. Oh well....he'll just have to wear it no matter what. Lesson learned :P

Searching

2010-09-12T12:07:00.001-07:00

Why can't I find my Halloween cookie cutters!? It's driving me nuts!

Baby Shoes

2010-09-06T20:38:00.000-07:00

Today was full of swimming for the boys. We were a little sad to realize that the end of summer is near. The days are still nice and warm but the weather is dropping a lot at night. Pool isn't keeping its temp. Was a chilly 81 degrees today. Poor Dylan didn't want to put more then his feet in most of the day. Haha :) Aidan didn't mind the cold water at all! He had fun jumping and splashing around.
This weekend my mom has been working on these cute felt shoes! I love them. They should be listed on Etsy very soon!

I've been making little shoes out of cotton fabric :) Wish I could see them on little baby feet! They'll also be on Etsy before the end of the week.

2010-08-26T13:34:00.000-07:00

Three years married today :)

We're not doing anything special...but at least we're together
(without kids)
And that's perfect for me.
Love you babe!

New Car!

2010-08-24T23:08:00.001-07:00

We got a new (used) car tonight! Woohoo!

Remember how I wrote that we were trying for a third baby? Well for a while I was thinking "is our car really big enough for that?" (We had a Ford Escape) Well after we found out that Dylan had CAS we decided to hold off on trying for a new baby. We wanted to get a feel for how therapy would go. On top of that he's locked in for twice a week, every week, and you can't miss that. At all! My pregnancies are bad! Really bad. Throwing up, not being able to function at all for a few months. So the thought of feeling that bad and having no choice but to drag myself out and drive for over an hour twice a week...yeah.

Dylan had his first speech therapy session. And wow 30 minutes goes by fast! He treated Kristen just like he does me. Ignores what she's trying to teach and just demands to play with toys. So we're going to have to find a way to teach while playing. While we were leaving the first session I kept telling him to say "bye bye" Of course he doesn't, never has, but that doesn't stop me from trying to get him to say it. Well wouldn't you know, after we were in the car and driving off I told him to say it one more time...AND HE DID! HE SAID BYE BYE! Like with the b and everything! I was so proud of him. We said it too each other about 5 times and then he stopped and it hasn't come back again. It was a nice surprise and made my afternoon :)

Anyway, back on point. We didn't buy this car right away because of more kids. Tho that is for sure something that will be great later on down the road. We live in southern California. Today it was 110. My poor babies are in the back seat of the car with no a/c vents! It gets hot! So the nice thing about a third row of seats is that there are rear a/c vents. I feel so much better about putting the boys back there now! And it'll be nice to be able to say "We can all go in my car!" Instead of saying "Well if you want to try and squeeze between the two car seats in the back...but maybe taking two cars is better..." Haha I know not big reasons...but hey they're mine!

The car we found and I'm now in love with is the Dodge Durango! I really didn't think that would be a first choice for me but the more I saw it the more I liked it. I even went up to some stranger while we were out today for Dylan's hearing test and asked her how she liked hers lol! It's great. Really great! The only thing that scares me is the MPG it gets. Ouch! Good thing we don't drive around so much!

Aidan was really sad leaving the Escape behind. And part of me was really sad too. The weekend that we brought Aidan home from the hospital my husband and mom went out and bought me a new car. They picked it out and everything since I was at home recovering from a c-section. They wanted me to have a family size car that was reliable. And I have nothing but GREAT things to say about that car! I've always known how long we've had that car since I can line it up right to how old Aidan is :) That car will be missed! Never had a single problem with it. I really hope it goes to a good family next.

Bye-Bye Escape!

Needed Today

2010-08-21T00:13:00.000-07:00

Had a MUCH better day :) Will blog and post pictures tomorrow. Way too tired for tonight.

Hope I don't dream about these guys! Good night :)

Todays Pictures

2010-08-18T00:59:00.000-07:00

I've been having this problem lately. Through out the day I keep thinking "Oh I should blog about this!" and run and grab the camera. This happens about 4 or 5 times a day. And honestly hardly any of it makes it into the posts I do. So today is filled with my "Oh I should blog about this!" pictures.

Here's our little Dylan do. He decided that once he was free from his crib this morning that he'd crawl into his closet and play with whatever toys he could find. Which is cute. But then he tripped and fell while walking in there. I didn't see blood so all was fine. Till I realized he had this bruise on his cheek. Can't really see it from the picture, but its there. Only reason I thought I'd get this photo is because of Aidan.

Yesterday Aidan and Mommy (me) got in pretty big fight. I screamed, he screamed, I screamed louder and told him to get up to his room. Aidan then decides to let me know how really upset he is at me by slamming his bedroom door. Well...poor little Aidan slammed that door with all his strength right on his thumb. OUCH! And because he was in trouble he didn't come downstairs...just screamed from his bedroom. I thought just because he was still upset with me lol A few minutes later I asked him to come downstairs to get his shoes on because we were leaving. I've never seen that much tears coming from him. His shirt was soaked! Pools of tears on his neck. This picture is from this morning and it really doesn't do it justice on how bad it was yesterday. Poor kid. Thankfully the swelling did go down and so did the nasty purple color.

This was our "school" time this morning. I've decided not to put Aidan in preschool and try to teach him what he needs to know at home. What can I say? I love having our family together. With Charles working nights its not the easiest to get our family time. He'll be in public school soon enough and we don't want to let go of him just yet. Hey can you work on your ABC's while wearing just your cool batman boxers at preschool?! I think not! Even though it's probably not the easiest to get things done when your little brother is crawling over the table to get whatever he can get his hands on. :) I wouldn't trade this close family time for anything.

This BIG Preschool sticker book has been a favorite for Aidan. $9.99 at Costco!

Look what we just noticed is growing in the backyard! Heck ya! We're excited and can't wait! I was starting to think that the tree wouldn't make any this year.

Aidan really enjoyed searching for them.

I added all the pictures that I took today. Tomorrow I'll add the pictures of the crafts I've been working on :)

Little Hands

2010-08-17T00:48:00.000-07:00

I actually finished something!

Maybe about a month ago I realized just how many paper towels we were using. We were going through the big Costco pack as if it were just three rolls. Every meal, every snack, Dylan would get sticky messy hands and mouth. Every meal I was using 1 to 2 paper towels to clean him up. Then maybe another to clean his high chair tray. Finally I decided I'd had enough of that. There had to be something else to use, something I could use over and over. So with left over scraps from another project I decided to make washcloths. Tiny washcloths. They measure approx 4 in. by 5 in. Perfect for Dylan's little hands and mouth and even the tray. Once I'm done with them I put it with the dirty laundry and wash it with all the clothes or towels. These have been great. Since I enjoy using them so much and saving paper towels I thought I'd start adding them to my Etsy shop. So here's a little 4 pack I've finished tonight. Hopefully they'll be cleaning some little hands in the future :)

P.S. I really need to stop writing posts after midnight. I re-read what I write about 15 times to see if it makes sense and most of the time it doesn't :P

Tonight

2010-08-15T21:56:00.000-07:00

Every day there is someone out there who gets bad news about their own health or the health of someone they love.

Ever click on 'Next Blog' up on top? I did the other day. Most times I just keep clicking and don't stop. But there was a blog that made me stop and actually read. It was of a woman who has a daughter who just turned one years old. Her little girl was born with Down Syndrome. She's a strong woman with a positive out look on life and thanks God for sending her her beautiful perfect little girl.

Today she wrote a new blog. She just found out she has cancer. Cancer. She's married and has small children. A daughter with Down Syndrome. And she just found out she has cancer. Leukemia. And still she's staying positive.

I don't know this woman but my heart aches for her. And I realize how thankful I am with my life. Yes I just received sad news about Dylan. Yes he has a hard time speaking, but he's HEALTHY! He's smart. He's beautiful. He's alive and healthy.

Tonight I am thankful to God. Tonight I'm going to hug and kiss everyone in my little family. Tonight I am thankful for our health. And tonight I pray for this woman and her family.

Mama

2010-08-13T18:45:00.000-07:00

My sons one word is "Mama". I'm torn on how I feel about that.

Nothing makes me happier when Dylan comes up to me and says Mama and I know he really means me.

But at the same time... when he calls everything and everyone else Mama it makes me a little sad.

These past few days have been hard on me. I notice more and more how Dylan's struggling every day. And honestly it seems like it's getting worse. I pray that we can start his therapy sessions soon.

Why'd I take a nap?!

2010-08-07T22:12:00.000-07:00

The boys and I went over to my parents house to help them paint their kitchen. It went well. Though we didn't get much done. And I sorta fell asleep on the couch during a "break". Thankfully Dylan fell asleep at the same time and my mom let me sleep for a few hours. It was really nice. I haven't taken a nap since... I can't remember when. But now its 10:13 and I'm not even a little tired. That worries me since I'm normally tired at this time and still stay up till 2 a.m. Wonder if I'll see the sun come up this morning? Haha probably not! :)

I'm thinking of watching a movie but I have no idea at all what to watch. Guess I'll just have to sit at the computer and search for a while. Romantic comedy seems good. I started one called Timer but I just couldn't get myself to sit and watch it. I want to craft! I want to knit or crochet! But I don't have a project to work on. Ravelry has some great patters but I really don't feel like spending a lot of money right now. Maybe I should check lion brands site for some free things. Blah blah blah. This is probably the worst blog entry :P Maybe I can find some cute pictures to throw in so that its not a complete waste.

My husband and me

Aidan. Just in case he forgets who he is or gets lost ;)

Family photo (before Dylan)

Aidan sure LOVES hugs from Mommy! Don't know why he's trying to get away ;)

My boys and I. Crazy about these kids!

I had fun going through all these photos. Makes me smile to see everyone changing and growing and remembering the past. I can't wait to see what the future holds for us.

Oops, I forgot a title...

2010-08-02T22:54:00.000-07:00

I meant to write a post since I have a few new things to share. Instead I watched a movie with my husband :) Amelie was great! If you haven't seen it, you really should!

Today I was going through the pictures from my cell phone and came across this one. I fell in love with these little boys and made them my new desktop background. Now every time I sit at my computer I go "Awwww". I really do make cute boys (thanks to my husband) but I'd really like for this next one to be a girl. And I say 'this' next one, not as in I'm pregnant right now (I don't think) but we're trying!

Hope everyone had a great Monday!

Sick? Tired? BLAH

2010-07-29T14:31:00.000-07:00

I think Aidan's coughing in my face during the night is finally taking its toll on me. I am just exhausted! Right now its at the point where I can hardly keep my eyes open. I don't want the kids to talk to me and I just want to curl up into a ball and sleep. Of course I have a husband who's sleeping and two kids that are wide awake, so a nap is just not something that's going to happen for me :/

I had high hopes of waking up this morning and cleaning house. Even more so since I just saw that show Hoarders. OMG some of those people. I feel soooo sorry for them. I actually had to turn off the show and walk away at some points. I might never watch that show again. So instead of waking up and cleaning, I realized right away that I was exhausted and moody. Very very very moody. Husband said I was a mean person. Hah. That's putting it nicely. So I threw the kids in the bath after breakfast, got ready and headed out the house with no idea where we were going.

Aidan decided Joann's was a good place to start the day so we went in and looked around. Some very cute Halloween papers I might have to go back for. But once there I started getting a nasty back ache and felt little prickles all over my skin. So we ended up not buying anything and rushed out of there.

After that we stopped at Starbucks so I could get some coffee to wake me up. It was very yummy, but it didn't wake me up lol. So off to the library we went. They had tons of craft books there! But almost all of them were old and nothing that I really wanted to take home and look over even more. Except one origami book. Aidan and I are going to try our luck at folding some paper into butterfly's and birds. I'll have to take pictures of our attempts :P

So after the library we decided it was time to go home and clean. Still haven't cleaned :P But really, once I get off this computer I'm going to start. Really... Tho I'd rather be at the beach. Laying on the warm sand and listening to the ocean.

But since I can't stay awake long enough to drive there... being at home with my nose picking boys isn't such a bad thing. As long as they play in their room, not hurt each other, and leave me alone. :)

Uh oh, I hear screaming....

Getting Ready For Speech Therapy

2010-07-29T00:35:00.000-07:00

This Friday Dylan goes to speech therapy for the first time. Once there he'll be evaluated for an hour and a half. I don't know what they're going to do for that time, he honestly says maybe 4 words. And most of the times its "Mama" and "Eat" that sounds like "eeeeeeeeeee" I'm really curious about what they're going to say and what they're going to try.

I really hope they find something that sparks some sort of interest in him. Every time I try to teach him something he just smiles and runs away. But its honestly getting to the point where something NEEDS to be done.
My sweet sweet boy wants to talk! I know it! I can see it in his face. His new thing is pointing. He points. And screams. And points. *sigh* So many things have been running through my head. 'Maybe he can't hear well' 'Maybe since he was a little slow with all his other developments this will be just like that' 'Maybe there's something that's really wrong'

I've been told not to compare my children. I've been told that everyone is different. Every child does things in their own time. But at this point I can't help it. I sit and watch old home videos of Aidan and am just blown away by the difference in the two.

I'm glad we're starting the speech therapy now. That this is becoming an issue so early. He just turned a year and a half this July. Maybe since we're starting now he'll be able to catch up soon. He's a smart little boy. He understands a lot. He's just having a hard time saying it.

A New Look!

2010-07-21T22:06:00.000-07:00

(And I love it!!! Haha I wont say any more about it)

Family is doing great. Aidan just turned 4!

We had a batman pool party for him :)

With great friends!

And a batman mask...

That was on for a total for 10 seconds :P

It was a perfect day to be out by the pool.

And to eat great cake!

And to sing Happy Birthday twice because they started without your Mommy there.

Happy Birthday little boy! We love you!!! :)

"Can we go now?!!?!!?"

2010-07-16T17:02:00.001-07:00

I've had soda and I've had coffee and I still can't keep my eyes open. Sleeeep pleaseeeeeeeee!

Right now I'm taking myself and the kids over to my parents to help get the house ready for Aidan's birthday party tomorrow. Pool party!!!

Aidan's 4 years old now! I'd say the time just flies by, but honestly it feels like we've been a family for longer then that :) Its amazing having a family and I love being a mommy and wife.

Here's a picture of Aidan with his birthday present. He LOVES it! And Dylan loves when he gets to ride with his brother lol

I want to get around to posting more soon and adding a few pictures. It's been almost 2 months since the last post haha What happened to my plan of writing at least once a week?

Look at that smile :) Well I better stop writing and get the kids ready to leave. Aidan heard that there's going to be pizza for dinner at his grandparents house and he wants to go! "Mommy can we please leave NOW?!"

Clean up! Clean up!

2010-05-26T11:48:00.000-07:00

Charles and I just can't get Aidan to clean up his toys. He'll clean for maybe 2 minutes and then we turn around and he's just playing with them again. We really want him to be able to clean up all of his mess on his own. Today I tried something new. I put up the baby gates with me and Dylan in the messy room and told Aidan he wasnt allowed in the room with us. If he didn't clean the room, he couldn't be in the room. He didn't like that much. He kept just looking in at us and trying to talk to us but we ignored him. Finally he told me "Mommy I'll clean! I'll clean the room up!" So I let him in. He started cleaning right away..for about 2 minutes again and then started playing! Ugh! I hate to think of starting to take toys away since Charles and I... and lots of family... paid good money for all these toys that they have. I want them to be used and not just put away in the garage. But really... do I have much of a choice anymore?

Oh and lets not forget Aidan's birthday is coming up in July. More toys.

P.S. Family and friends: Outdoor toys would be perfect birthday gifts! :P

Just one of those nights

2010-05-12T23:02:00.000-07:00

Feeling very blah tonight. I know I should just go to bed and hope for a better tomorrow... but just feeling too blah to sleep. *Sigh* Whats wrong with me? Whats wrong with my little family? For the past two days my husband has been feeling very very down. Dylan was screaming all night. Aidan, well... Aidan's just fine. Tho he might be a little bored and probably wondering why everyone else in his family seems to be a little crazy lately.

Look at my beautiful niece :D Can't believe she's almost 10 now....

P.S. I think I might start writing again.

Moving

2010-02-26T11:58:00.000-08:00

We're moving. Tomorrow. Tho I'm still having trouble believing that since we have close to nothing packed. At least the stuff that's in storage is already packed and ready to move :P right?

My strong man moving boxes upstairs for me (don't worry they're empty)

What the boys room looked like this morning...

After an hour...its a little better lol

The bears are ready to go!

Playing around

2010-02-15T11:42:00.000-08:00

Aidans paint brushes..

Aidans superman toy..

a race car that Aidan painted and put together..

kit cost $1 at Michaels craft store...lots to choose from

New digital camera. Canon PowerShot SD960 IS digital elph.
Love the look. Hope I'll love the photos it takes. I've only played with it inside so far so I can't wait to take the kids to the park later today and try outside shots. Here's some pictures while I was messing around with settings.

:)

2010-02-13T00:41:00.000-08:00

I've stayed up way too late but... ITS SAVED! :)

bad night

2010-02-12T23:07:00.000-08:00

Can't believe I just messed up a blanket that I'm almost finished with. I'm one very very sad Ally right now. *sigh*

My 3 year old wants to be an Etsy seller

2010-02-02T11:28:00.000-08:00

I love crafting. You know who else loves crafting?

Yup. That little man right there. Aidan. When I'm in the craft room he's right next to me doing his own crafts. Its no secret I've been in love with button making. Aidan has jumped right in and has been making his own buttons. All on his own. He picks his colors, rolls out the clay, puts his own button holes with his own clay tools.

The other night while I was talking about sanding some buttons so that I could list them on Etsy soon, he then tells me that all his new buttons that he's made are for me to put on Etsy. He wants to sell his buttons too "for you Mommy" While this is VERY sweet. Part of me just screams UH OH! He's smart. Really smart when it comes to computers (as I'm sure most kids are now) He'll know if I list them on Etsy or not. He's even gone through the trouble of taking these pictures that I'm posting right now. Would it be weird if I did post them to keep him happy and just write that they're buttons my 3 year old made and please don't waste your money buying them? hahaha I'm going to give it a few days and just hope that since he is a 3 year old he'll forget all about it.

Late night "work"

2010-01-30T00:46:00.001-08:00

With Dylan being sick and staying up late I decided to work on sanding and polishing some buttons. I really got into it and actually got a lot done.

I sanded and polished till I couldn't anymore. Really I couldn't. The battery on the Dremel died on me :P But I'm sorta glad that it did. Its almost 1 a.m. and I could really use some sleep. Only problem... Dylan's STILL awake. How can he do that? I really don't understand it. He's down to one nap during the day. And sadly Aidan is down to zero naps a day. I guess all I can do is go lay Dylan down in his bed and just cross my fingers he'll fall asleep soon on his own.

More buttons!

2010-01-28T16:07:00.000-08:00

I sold my first set of buttons on Etsy the other day! :D I was so excited. So today I grabbed a few more buttons to take photos and list them. Of course I couldn't find the right light anywhere in the house or outside. So taking a few photos ended up taking about an hour (maybe more) ;)

So tonight I'll be sanding and polishing more buttons. I'm feeling the need to grab some clay and start playing again. To bad Dylan's sick. Makes everything that much harder to do. Runny nose and fever. Oh and lets not forget a bad bad BAD case of the whines. I've had two nights of very little sleep and I get the feeling that tonight will be the third....
Did this post make any sense? Did I write that I haven't had much sleep? What was the point of this post? Oh yeah...

I SOLD MY FIRST SET OF BUTTONS ON ETSY! hahaha

(these are the ones)

One down, three to go!

2010-01-26T12:50:00.001-08:00

I've done it! My moms blanket is finished! Woohoo!
Knit project #1 - complete! :)

Now on to knit project #2...
This lovely blanket was started... oh I don't know... maybe a year ago? Maybe longer then that. haha. Love it though. Basic cream colored baby blanket. Knit on the diagonal. I plan to finish this one in the next month. So end of February? I have no idea who I'll gift this one to, but I'm sure I can find someone with a baby who'll take it :P
I just might finish those 4 knit projects this year after all :)

The cuddle time is for me.. not you :)

2010-01-20T16:54:00.000-08:00

Why is it when one of my children hurt themselves, and those big tears start spilling down their cheeks, I just want to cuddle them close until I think they start feeling better?
My boys on the other hand have a different idea. They let me hold them for maybe 35 seconds and then they start to slowly slide away from my lap and keep crying for maybe 5 steps and then they're happy and playing all over again. Come on! I need more cuddle time then that!

listing buttons

2010-01-18T23:48:00.000-08:00

I finally decided to list my button sets on Etsy. Hooray :)

I had a plan to get into bed by 10 p.m. so that I could try and wake up early. I didn't decide to list my buttons until around 10 p.m. :P so that would be why I'm still awake and on the computer at 11:48 p.m. Oops.

I'm happy, and very tired, so now its time to crawl into bed and fall into a nice peaceful sleep... until Dylan wakes up screaming at around 2 a.m. hahaha Night!

Think I'll ever get a picture of him not making this face? :)

Having a not so great day

2010-01-15T19:12:00.001-08:00

These kids drive me crazy. I need to sit down and watch a movie and work on my moms blanket and chill out!

Bath time is only 10 minutes away! Then bed time! I can't wait!

Can't the kitchen clean itself?!

2010-01-14T22:46:00.000-08:00

I've almost let a week pass without writing on here. I couldn't really think of much to say...and even now I still can't. I'm tired. Still have a kitchen to clean. Because of these....

Yes they taste as good as they look :) Thin mint cookies. Yum.
I can't think of more to write since I'm soooo tired. So here's a few pictures of the boys from the other day. Good night!

New Years Resolution

2010-01-08T15:17:00.000-08:00

New years resolution : FINISH 4 KNIT PROJECTS!

I never finish knit projects! Ugh! I've been working on this blanket for my mom for almost 2 years now (give or take).

I love EVERYTHING about this blanket. The colors are amazing. Its really really soft. Plus its very warm without being heavy. I really don't have that much left to do on it. I just never pull it out and work on it. This year, it will be finished!

I have two baby blankets started. Also a scarf. Tons of yarn for other projects I would like to start :P And I just said ok to a friend to try and make a sweater for her little dog. lol! Really wondering how that will turn out! Almost forgot. I started some knit place mats in red and green for Christmas. I think I started those two years ago too!

So, four projects need to be finished in 2010. I'm starting with my moms blanket. I'll give myself till the end of February. Here we go...

crazy sigh

2010-01-06T12:16:00.000-08:00

I think I'm going a little crazy. I also think everyone in this house should take a nap.

...going to sleep...

Afternoon in the forest

2010-01-05T14:29:00.000-08:00

Sims 3 is going to be the end of me. I was up playing till 2:30 in the morning again. Ah! How do I do that when I only plan on playing for 20 t0 30 minutes?! Dylan woke up at 3:30 a.m. and would just not go back to sleep. So I started doing what I said I wasn't going to do with him... I put him in bed with me. He's crazy about the light coming from the alarm clock so it took a good hour to get him back to sleep. I then put him back in his crib so I could get a few hours of sleep. Up at 8:30 and with a bottle I think he slept another hour. Maybe. So thankfully with a cup of coffee and a nice shower I was able to get myself and the kids ready and out of the house. Off to the park we went. The weather was beautiful! It did us good to get out there and enjoy the day.

We didn't get to the park till around 12:30. Dylan's nap time. Poor kid slept in the car for only a few minutes then woke up to play.
Aidan decided to be nice to me and let me take a good picture of him standing still LOL Thanks Aido!
The boys took their hot wheels cars.
Aidan found some "gifts" for me. I'm not sure if they made it home with us :)

Then it was off to an adventure of walking through the "forest". Aidan really likes the idea of forests for some reason :P

Then he spotted the kids on the playground of the nearby school. He can't wait to go to school. Two more years buddy... two more years. Once again Aidan, Mommy is in no rush for you to grow up. SLOW DOWN! :)

Now lets see if I can get some crafting done!

Maybe tomorrow

2010-01-04T21:52:00.000-08:00

I failed to do any crafting today :/ Oh well, maybe tomorrow.

Buttons!

2010-01-03T12:35:00.000-08:00

Finally took pictures of some of the buttons I've been working on :) This is only two sets. I've made about 50. LOL :)

Happy Birthday Dylan!

2010-01-02T00:11:00.000-08:00

Its 12:12 AM
January 2nd 2010
Dylan's 1st birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY BOY! I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU WAKE UP :)

Graham crackers and orange juice with a little earwig on the side

2009-12-31T11:44:00.001-08:00

I'm in need of more clay. Think the husband will be mad if I buy every color they have? What about two of every color? :) My three year old is falling in love with the polymer clay too! So maybe I need three of every color?
Seems like a trip to Joann's to me!
And maybe we'll squeeze in some time for grocery shopping since we're all out of food. Graham crackers and orange juice for breakfast anyone? How about the Earwig I found my almost one year old eating? Bleh!

Its beautiful outside today! I can't wait to get out there! Bye!

Go figure.. I have nothing to write about. Maybe its the lack of sleep?

2009-12-30T20:08:00.000-08:00

I was cleaning and cleaning and cleaning today. All day. And it looks just as bad as it did yesterday. I just want to throw my hands up in the air and scream "I GIVE UP!" There is just too much 'stuff'.

At least my craft table got cleaned enough for my new computer to fit. Oh how I love it. :D Its beautiful. Really beautiful :D Thank you sweet husband of mine! I'll have to take a picture of it tomorrow. It takes up so much table space tho. Its hard to let go of that craft space. I'll figure it out tho.

I'm so tired. With the new computer came Sims 3. Last night after writing on here I decided to just open the Sims and play for 15 minutes or so. Yeah, 15 minutes turned into close to 3 hours. Then I curled up in bed and read for another 20 minutes. Not smart.

I'm going to go play with some polymer clay for a while before bed. I'll start posting pictures tomorrow :)

Back again for another try

2009-12-30T00:16:00.000-08:00

I think its time I start writing again. But since its 12:17 a.m. I think I should start tomorrow (later today?)

So I missed a few months :P And that scarf I wrote about last time...its still pretty much at the same place. And no, I did not make any Christmas gifts this year. I really need to get it together and get some things finished. Its starting to become a real problem for me.

Also... my baby turns 1 years old on Jan. 2nd. Wow. He's really going to be one. Wow.

Okay time for some sleep so that I can get up at a decent time and get started on things. Many things. Important things. Like cleaning the craft room :) And every other room in this house.

Oh boy... here we go. Good night!

Finally crafting again!

2009-10-13T12:56:00.000-07:00

I guess I'm not good at this whole blogging thing :P I let over a month go by w/o writing. Honestly in that time I didn't do much crafting either. I don't know why but maybe for the first time I just didn't have the desire to sit down and craft. This last weekend was craft camp and I threw some stuff in a bag and headed down to Mission Viejo to be crafty with the other ladies.I started a scarf and I LOVE it! My mother went to New Mexico on vacation and came back with some yarn for me. I love my mom :) Really love my mom!
After she showed me the yarn I went and grabbed the pattern of the scarf I've been wanting to try and was so excited to see that the type of yarn she bought me was the exact kind I needed for the pattern. The brand and everything. It was meant to be.
This is my first try at anything with cables. I was expecting it to be a lot more difficult then it was. Its coming out so awesome. I love the yarn too. So soft and such great colors!

I'll be making this same scarf for my mom as a Christmas gift. I've also been working on another gift for my sister. We'll see if I actually get anything done tho. LOL. The kids have not been giving me much time for crafting. Dylan has been crawling and climbing on everything. He'll be walking in no time! I guess its time to buy that boy some shoes :P

Blah

2009-09-02T14:00:00.000-07:00

We're sick over here. (Dylan and I) Very sick. I'm ready to start feeling better.

I'm baaaack

2009-08-30T13:51:00.000-07:00

Yay! I have my laptop back! For some reason the cord for my Compaq keeps breaking. I think I'm on my 5th charger for this thing. While I'd like to blame it ALL on the computer and the quality of the cord...I'm sure part has to do with my two little boys. Tripping, pulling, and tugging daily. So this time I've decided to be smart. No longer will this laptop be kept on the floor by the sofa. No longer will the cord be stretched across the room! Oh no. This 5th charger will last longer then a month! My crafts will have to share its table with the laptop now. The cord will not be moving. EVER!

I'm so excited to have the computer back tho. All my baby/toddler pictures of Aidan are on here. And every once in a while when people tell me the boys look a lot alike I want to peak at pictures of Aidan and really get a side by side look. And yes...they do look like they're brothers. But I see some big differences. Dylan is really starting to catch up in length and weight. This past month he's just gained and gained. Maybe he's finally starting to keep food down better... I just don't know. We stopped his medication, stopped the really crazy expensive formula, and also started him on solids.

These past few days the heat here in southern California has been CRAZY. Yesterday it went to 108, same for today. Its supposed to stay this way all week until next Friday. Aidan has been swimming...but poor Dylan has been stuck in the house because of a fever that just does not want to go away. So tomorrow we'll probably have to brave the heat and get him to the doctors.

My crafting has been slow. I want to craft but I just cant get myself to start anything. And now that the laptop is on my craft table, everything got thrown to one side and just a pile of craft mess :P My goal for today is to get it all nice and organized again. We'll see ;P

Aidan's home preschool has been going great. I enjoy our times sitting and learning. Last Friday we made a felt board for him to use during "class". I'm going to make a post on how we made it and how its working out :) I feel like the curriculum I bought is lacking a lot. I've been spending time going through books to try to put my own thing together. I'm going to have to make sure I keep track of everything I'm doing with Aidan and what works and what doesn't so I can be ready for Dylan when its his turn to start home preschool.

I'm sure I have a lot more that I want to write, but right now I think this will be enough. I feel bad that I've given up on the blog lately, but I think a lot had to do with not having my laptop. Now that I do, I hope I'll start up writing at least once a week *crossing fingers*

Dylan at almost 8 monthsAidan at 8 months

Maybe tonight?

2009-08-19T13:34:00.000-07:00

I will write again... really :P

Loving this

2009-08-05T16:47:00.000-07:00

Just posted this on Etsy... isn't it pretty?? :) I have the need to make more tonight...lets see if I can actually get around to it. I have the house to still clean, dinner to make, go to urgent care, and try to "rest" my hand lol

First items listed!

2009-08-03T22:44:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it! I finally listed my tummy pillows on Etsy! YAY!I love seeing them on there! But I'll love it even more when someone buys them and they go to a good home for a sweet little baby. I've been making these awesome big fabric blocks with jingle bells inside. Dylan loves his. But Aidan loves it more. He'll take it from Dylan every chance he gets lol. I made three super cute girly ones and I can't wait to post these tomorrow. Only two will get posted tho. After sewing one together I realized that one fabric I used (really cute with high heels) says "objects of desire" haha doesn't sound too babyish now does it? Charles told me to just give it to Aidan but I cant...its THAT girly. I know he wouldn't mind but I'd rather make him one with spider man fabric or something lol So I decided my good friend Robyn can have it for her three girls ;)

1st haircut

2009-07-25T22:50:00.001-07:00

Dylan had a little surprise today!

His first haircut. And yes he REALLY needed it!

It came out really bad. So after his nap I tried again and made it a little better...but still, not that great. Its hard cutting a 6 month olds hair! I'll for sure take him in for his next haircut!

Now my 3 year old is asking for me to cut his hair. Brave boy!

Cleaning house is no fun!

2009-07-23T14:56:00.000-07:00

I want to be posting right now. I really do. But I'm so super tired and I need to be cleaning. For some reason I can't get myself to really just do it. I work on it little by little and just feel like nothing really gets done. Blah! House cleaning is for losers anyways..... :P jp

My poor Etsy shop

2009-07-19T14:17:00.000-07:00

Wow I can't believe how far behind I am on getting the Etsy shop started. I have things made, I just need to take some pictures and post it all.

I think I'm finally getting used to having a baby around and the crazy life that comes with having two boys. Only took me 6 months lol. Maybe I can start getting serious about crafting now :)

Happy Third Birthday!

2009-07-16T15:32:00.000-07:00

My baby boy, my first born, he turned three years old yesterday. I'm still having a hard time believing it. He's growing so fast, I just want to scream "WAIT! SLOW DOWN!" I have so many great memories from these past three years. Before writing this post I sat down and went through so many pictures. Then I realized I had 20 picked out to put on this post and that was only from the first year. Yup I did say this is my place to flood but I know that's WAY too much lol. So I decided to just add pictures from his past birthdays :)

Starting with his actual birth day. This is my Aidan. 8 lbs 3 ozs 20 inches long. Black hair, dark blue eyes. Beautiful tan skin. Oh how my heart melted this day. He was perfect in every single way. All ten fingers and all ten toes :)

His first birthday came way too fast. I'm sure every mother feels this way when their first child turns one. It was the best year of my life. Aidan was already on the move, having learned how to walk at 10 months. Such a big happy boy. I don't remember his exact weight and length at one year, but I know it was big lol Here he is with his own mini cake.

He had an awesome Nemo cake for everyone else. Everyone loved it :)

The bink was still part of his life. That would soon go away in the next month.

See? I told you he was big! His black hair had turned into a brown and his blue eyes had also turned brown. His nice tan skin had gone away somewhere and I was left with a white boy :P

By two he was starting to really talk. That was really special. Being able to talk and hear your child respond to you. For him to start asking questions and just being able to see him really learn. Its amazing. We started his birthday right with a breakfast cake :)

Later that day he shared a birthday cake with Mommy and his grandma and his aunt RaRa (who at that point was still auntie brace face)

And then another one on the weekend so Daddy could have some too :)

At this point he LOVED Thomas the train. So it was for sure a Thomas birthday :)

Here he is! Three years old. Still loving Thomas! I can't believe how much he's grown. How smart this boy is! He runs around and is such a BOY.

I love him so much. These past three years have been the best of my life. He brings Charles and I so much joy. He now has a little brother that loves him. Aidan can make him laugh like no one else can.

Baby brother was already asleep, or else he would have been in the picture too. We went out to dinner late and didn't end up having cake till 8:40 that night. I hope you made a good wish little boy. Mommy loves you so much!

P.S. Try to slow down...there really is no rush. Happy third birthday Aidan!

Mr. Cool

2009-07-14T09:14:00.000-07:00

This is how my son chose to take his shower last night :)

Can't believe he'll be 3 years old tomorrow....

My new baby

2009-07-12T16:23:00.000-07:00

I fell in love today...

Can you see him?

How about now?

So tiny and sweet. While I was out giving the plants a little water, something ran out from under the watermelon plant. I realized it was a teeny tiny baby lizard. I ran and got Charles and made him pick it up. It was so tiny that it wasn't really scared and it just stayed in place on Charles' hand. I asked Charles to put it someplace so that Aidan could see it when he woke up from his nap. He put it in a little cup and then put it in a trash can lol After about 2 minutes I started feeling really bad that we had captured it. I asked Charles to put it back where we got it because I'm scared of things that jump and run fast...even if its just a tiny baby lizard lol Charles told me that he did what I asked and if I wanted it back then I had to do it. So I took that trash can back to the watermelon plant and put it on its side so that he could run free. He didn't. He stayed there for another minute or two. Finally I had to tap on the can to get him to run out.

Yes that's him. That tiny dot in the trash can.

He ran under the watermelon plant and I snapped a few pictures. I really really hope he makes it and some stupid birds don't get him. He's sweet and little, and innocent to the ways of the mean nasty birds. Take care baby lizard! (Can you tell that I don't like birds?)

P.S. I should add that last week we saw a hole in the dirt by the watermelon plant. My aunt stepped near it and a big lizard ran out and scared her. It was decided then that there probably were eggs in there. But somehow the hole got covered and I figured the poor things were doomed. Finding that tiny lizard right now makes me think they made it...or at least he did. Maybe I'll see more tiny ones running around :)

Daddy's Wallet

2009-07-10T22:37:00.000-07:00

What do you do when your 2 year old (five days away from 3) wont let go of your husbands wallet? What do you do when he keeps pulling out all the debit and credit cards? You sit him down and have a little talk and ask him if he wants his own wallet JUST LIKE DADDY'S. :) You then search Etsy for a childs wallet. Then you feel really sad that the only thing that comes up is drawing wallets with crayons and paper. NOT what you want, or your two year old little boy wants. You then look at just normal wallets on Etsy and find that the only ones that are under $10 are the duct tape wallets. And while those are pretty cool...you just don't know how that will go over with your little man. So then you decide...I can do it. I can throw one together for him. You grab daddy's wallet from your almost 3 year old and take a good look at it. Then you grab some black fabric and get to work. You realize that its for a almost 3 year old and don't really worry about how nice it actually comes out...just that it has all the parts it needs...like a slot for cash, cards and ID. Never mind that your almost 3 year old doesn't have an ID. But using Daddy's Disney Land pass from last year counts right? You spend a good hour or two on it, take some breaks to take care of baby brother who is sick and not eating :( and pick up all the beads that little man drops all over the floor. But it comes out! It works! He shows daddy and is SO proud of it! He then makes sure he's holding it while he walks daddy to the car to go to work. He then says he needs his own car keys so that he can go to work too. Hmmm... Mommy can make wallets, but Mommy is not ready to hand over a set of keys and send her little man off to work. I can wait a good 14 years for that. Or more.

Here's some more!

2009-07-09T10:56:00.000-07:00

I forgot about the pictures I took on my phone while at Sea World and some of them are even sorta cute :)

Dylan and his RaRa (my sister Rachel)
Aidan sitting on a little bench :)
Aidan, Charles, and me

Sea World birthday trip

2009-07-09T09:56:00.000-07:00

On July 2nd my mom, sister, niece, husband, children and I all headed over to Sea World. My mom wanted to go for her birthday and she wanted all the family with her. Since I already had a fun card and could go for the rest of the year for free, I was all for the idea. It also forced my husband to get a fun card so that we can now drag him to Sea World with us whenever we want to go :)

My mom with Dylan, Aidan, and DiAnna

We ended up showing up late because the whole night before and that morning my tummy was killing me. I almost didn't think I was going to be able to make it. I went and after only a few hours in pain it seemed I was just fine. I'm pretty sure that my dinner the night before was the cause of all the trouble.

Can you believe it? I didn't see a killer whale once! It seemed the whole trip was me just hanging out by myself waiting while everyone else went on rides. And since we didn't want to get separated I could only stroll the two strollers to things that were close to the rides. Yes we had two single strollers with two little kids and I had to move them around by myself in between all the people. And yes it was also very very VERY crowded that day. I survived. My mom and everyone else had lots of fun I think. But I do enjoy my moms birthday Sea World trip when its just me and her. Hopefully next year we can ditch everyone else and just go by ourselves again like we used to :)

Aidan fish

2009-07-07T22:02:00.000-07:00

So much to write about! But its 10 p.m. and the baby has a fever. I think I should get my sleep while I can. Charles stayed home from work tonight because he's been really sick for the past two days. I'm praying that I don't get sick too. Hard to take care of kids when you're sick...even harder to take care of sick kids when you're sick.

July 2nd we took our trip to Sea World. July 3rd was my moms birthday. July 4th... duh. July 5th day out by the pool. July 6th had friends over and out by the pool. Lots of great pictures. Will write about it all later :) Promise! Just don't know how late that later will be hehehe :)

Good night for now!

Only a little behind...

2009-06-30T15:38:00.000-07:00

Wow. I just started this blog and I've already been letting days go by with out writing. My excuse? The baby's been sick. The baby cries too much. The baby needs my attention ALL day long. OK I guess not good enough. I meant to write, and even thought of different things to write about. I even took pictures just for the blog! But to actually sit down and write... for some reason I just didn't do it. So here I am during nap time sitting down and writing! YAY!

Last time I wrote Dylan had just started showing signs of being sick. Poor baby ended up having a fever for days. Of course once I took him to the doctors his fever goes away and doesn't come back again. He's getting better and it doesn't seem to have passed to Charles or I. Good thing because we have a trip to Sea World to go to on Thursday. Ever since I was little my mom and I have ALWAYS gone to Sea World on her birthday. Its always been a special thing between us. Now that I have kids they're now a part of this special birthday trip. This year my sister and my niece want to go too. So it'll be a fun big group!

The weather has been really hot lately. Which means we've been out in the pool every day. Fun. Now, not only do I have two sizes of diapers to buy all the time, I now have two sizes of swimmers to buy all the time too lol Why can't Aidan just be potty trained already?! I guess that's another post for another time.I took Dylan in the pool for the very first time. Aidan was taking a nap and I was able to have some one on one time with the baby. Being able to sneak away and take a swim with just Dylan was amazing. Only problem was I couldn't get a good picture lol
This past weekend we also planted our pumpkin seeds. We're starting a little late so I'm really hoping that we get at least two pumpkins by late October. We planted two Big Pumpkin seeds that grow pumpkins up to 100 lbs lol Not kidding. Three Halloween pumpkin, perfect size for carving. At least that's what the package said.And then two small pumpkin plants. If it works out well and we get a few we'll have to have a pumpkin carving party. Aidan is REALLY excited about these plants (and so am I!) I also had my first and second strawberry from the strawberry plant. They're really small but OH SO GOOD! :)

Playing around with color

2009-06-27T18:02:00.001-07:00

And I think I like it :)

Sick Day

2009-06-26T13:01:00.000-07:00

Our little pool party didn't happen. We're bummed out about that over here. Last Monday Aidan started acting very picky when it came to food. After a few hours I checked his temp and he had a fever of 101. With the help of Tylenol and a damp cloth the fever went away that same night. But since then he's still been having tummy issues that just wont go away. We're going through about 12 diapers a day because of it. This morning I found out that it passed on to Dylan too. Thankfully he hasn't gotten the fever. So the pool party had to be called off so that my kids wouldn't pass their yucky tummy bugs to other kids. Today is just a very boring day at home.

These past few weeks Aidan and I have been having a great time with our new hobby. We have a vegetable garden! Every morning and night we go out and see what new things might be growing. There are LOTS of yellow peppers growing. And very hot I might add lol

I can't wait for the tomato's to start turning red and for some yellow squash to be big enough to eat.

And lets not forget the strawberries. We finally had some start to turn red.

The little green onions are starting to come up. Its so funny to see them so tiny. Aidan has his own plant that him and his grandma picked out together.

Hopefully the boys will start to feel better soon. I like to hear their silly giggles and I'm afraid I might forget what that sounds like with all this whining I've been hearing non stop for the past few days.

I finally did it :)

2009-06-25T15:12:00.000-07:00

YAY! I'm finally starting a blog. I've wanted to for so long and just never got around to it. Today I realized how often I upload pictures and write updates on facebook...and how often I hold myself back from doing more because I don't want to flood people with stuff that they don't want to read or look at. So here it is...my spot to flood! :)

I'm Ally, wife to Charles and mother to two sweet (crazy) boys Aidan (2) and Dylan (5 months).

I love crafting. Its what I do. A LOT. Everything from scrapbooking, quilting, felting, stamping, soap making, knitting... list goes on and on. I have to give credit to my mother and aunts for all of that. They have always been interested in crafting and have taught me everything I know. I love my mother VERY much and my aunts who are my second and third and fourth mothers to me :) I'm lucky to be a stay at home mom. I love spending so much time with my children and being able to see them grow every single day. My husband works full time and goes to school full time. I'm so thankful for everything he does. He's a wonderful husband and father.

Summer just began and I can't wait for all the swimming the kids and I will be doing. Tomorrow starts to first pool party and Dylans first time in the pool. I have a feeling he'll like it because he LOVES taking baths and splashing around. Aidan would live in the pool if I'd let him. Every morning we go out together to water the plants, and I can't tell you how many times I turn around to find him in the pool with his shorts and shirt soaked.

I can't wait for all the posts I'll be making and I hope I don't fall behind and only write once a month. I want to write for my family to read and see pictures of the kids, and to show the crafts that I'll be working on. Maybe it will help me to actually finish projects... maybe...