Rock-a-Bye-Baby

This is what EmmaLynn did when I put the cradle together, she said " oh wait mom, I have to get the baby." she went and got the baby doll and put it in the cradle and began.....

Project Completion

So here are my finished products. I just finished the car seat cover today. Later on I might make another one and maybe think about trying to cover the top with something too. I think It turned out pretty well.

This is the cradle.. not on it's rocker thing.. I made cut the foam for the bumpers and mattress and then covered them. The great thing about brown is any other color will go with it... I am so excited. Now I am even more anxious to have this baby already and find out what I am having.

5 Years and still counting

Today, Dan and I celebrate our 5 year anniversary! We celebrated his birthday this week, and we always get to follow his birthday up with our anniversary. This year it fell on friday the13th, how fun. So earlier this week we went out to dinner at a small cafe in Hayden and went to a movie. It was very yummy food and the movie was alright too. Tonight we got a free ticket to the movies and Dan surprised me with a little bit of extra money he saved up so we could celebrate our anniversary too. So we went to Azteca and saw Couples Retreat. It was quite a good movie. We enjoyed the food and the time away together 2 times in one week. It was fun.

I can't believe we've been married for 5 years already, nor can I believe I am going to have a new baby in the next 2 weeks. Life seems so crazy. We've had a lot of crazy adventures in our married life, like moving all over the country, but they have been fun experiences and we've met some really awesome people everywhere we have been. I am so grateful for a husband who is more outgoing than I am, even though sometimes I wish he wasn't. He's so kind and loving and does his best to make sure I am happy and comfortable. I look forward to our next year together and the new adventures it will bring with a new baby and hopefully military life in another country.

Halloween fun

Here are pictures from our ward Halloween party, and from trick or treating. they are all kinda mixed up, I can never figure out how to get these in order. Oh well. Trick or treating was fun. First we went to the Silver Lake mall, then Trunk or Treating w/ my sister in law's ward. When we finished there we headed out with Eleasha and her kids trick or treating. EmmaLynn was totally loving that you got to run from door to door. She had a hard time keeping up with Keeley and Jarrin. It didn't discourage her though. She just kept saying " I gotta run super fast" and " look mom, I am running super fast" We got to a house that was decorated quite well and spooky. She looked up at me and said, " oh, it's a creepy house mom." She also got a little confused cause some people would let her grab it and others would hand it out. So she kept reaching in for the candy when they were trying to hand it to her. Keeley and Jarrin were trying to keep her in line. It was so funny. I wish I had a video camera for that. Hope everyone else had a great Halloween. Enjoy the pictures.

Above is the spooky dessert I made for the ward contest. I didn't win... and the decorating skills are not the greatest, but the desert was super yummy.
EmmaLynn at the trunk or treat
EmmaLynn at the ward halloween party
Trick or Treating at Grandma and Grandpa Johnsons
The Silver Lake mall with her friend Hunter.

The ward halloween costume contest. EmmaLynn won one of the prizes for best costume.
EmmaLynn and Christian standing on stage to have their costumes judged with all the other kids.

Silly EmmaLynn

I forgot I had taken these pictures. We had a movie night and EmmaLynn was sitting behind "Grammy" like she does to me sometimes... She was playing with her hair at first. Then the music came on at the end of the movie. My mother in law thought it was so funny. EmmaLynn had a blast too. Check out the video at the bottom of the post. Sorry the video is kinda dark. It's the best I have.

Free Nursing Covers

So, I was looking on craigslist for some baby stuff, and found someone had posted a promo code to get free nursing covers. You go to www.uddercovers.com and use the promo code " charm ". They are normally 32 dollars, all you end up paying is shipping. It works for the gift packages too, it takes 32 dollars off what ever order you make. So, if anyone is nursing or knows anyone going to have a baby and nurse, it is a great gift idea and really great deal all together. I don't know how long it is going on but check it out.

October Festivities

Today we went to Carver Farms to get pumpkins for decorating and got to go on a hay ride. It was a lot of fun. Here are some of our fun pictures we took .

EmmaLynn holding a corn stalk

Grammy and Grandpa Johnson with all the grandkids that live in Coeur d'Alene

In the corn husks with Daddy

EmmaLynn and Mommy on the hayride

EmmaLynn and Daddy on the hay ride with her gords she was using like drumsticks

EmmaLynn and Christian being silly (Christian kept telling EmmaLynn "welcome to my planet" it was quite entertaining)

The two of them have a great time together.

EmmaLynn and her pumpkin

She was so excited to go to the pumpkin patch the whole time we were driving there she kept saying "yay, the pumpkin patch"

She thought it would be fun to try and sit on the big mommy pumpkin

Christian would not let go of her hand the whole time we were looking for pumpkins.

Lastly from beginning of the month EmmaLynn decided she wanted to help us rake leaves. She thought it was so cool to play in them too.

October seems to be creeping by sometimes. I have to keep telling myself to be patient and keep myself busy and it will fly by. I have been working on a car seat cover and trying to get stuff for my cradle to get that all ready for baby.

We've also been trying to find a job for Dan till he goes into the Air Force. We've also been trying to sell our washer and dryer to get a little bit of money to get some bills paid. Neither has been very sucessful yet, so if you know anyone who needs a washer and dryer, we have one in great condition and ready to go. Hope everyone has a great Halloween.