Family Visit

My sister and her family came down to visit us last week. We don't get to see them as much as we'd like, but when we do get together there's nothing that makes my Mama happier. We spent time at our house having dinner together. Waymon and I didn't get to spend a lot of time with them because we had to work all week, but the dinners were always so nice. 

My mom busted out her recipes for our favorite dishes and had no problem making them on a whim. She was proud that she made our favorite dishes and we were happy to eat. Nothing beats a home cooked meal from Mommy. We spent time talking about our past and all of the good times we had. We talked about Jon and how much we missed our little brother... aka the best Uncle our kids have. :) He is always missed.

 Ava got to spend time with HER Uncle Waymon. Waymon loved hanging out with Kai and Ava playing video games. Ava was couldn't get enough of her boys. Kai shot up like a weed! I can't believe he is so tall now! 

 Haidyn got to meet her cousins Kai and Ava.

 Haidyn also got to meet my sister. Seeing my sister with Haidyn was so surreal.  I couldn't believe that she was holding my baby. The last time my sister was in Reno, I was taking care of her baby.

 My Mama was excited to have her girls together for the first time in a long time. We spent a lot of time taking pictures of the 3 generations of our family.

 It never seems like we have enough time together, but we can't wait until we see them again. 

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday, June 24th was our 2nd wedding anniversary, but because our lives have changed a lot.  We decided to keep things low key this year and fit in our anniversary celebrations throughout the week:) So here is for my wonderful husband. 

 Happy Anniversary to my best friend.

  These two years of being your wife have been the craziest and best years thus far. 

 I don't tell you enough of how much I appreciate everything you do for Haidyn and myself.

There's nothing I love more than being your wife and the mother to our child. 

  It seems like just yesterday we were getting engaged and planning our small wedding.

You will always be the one thing I did right in my life. 

I love you so much. 

DIY Febreeze

Febreeze is expensive, but extremely easy to make on your own. In our home, we use Febreeze a lot.  We use it to freshen up everything in our home. From clothes to blankets, you name it we Febreeze it.

You'll Need:

1. A 27 oz ( or so ) empty bottle. (Feel free to use your old Febreeze bottle. 
2. 2 Tablespoons of baking soda 
3. Warm water 
4. 1/4 cup of your favorite fabric softener 

Directions: 

1. Take your bottle and add in your baking soda and fabric softener - use a funnel if you have to. 
2. Fill the rest of the bottle up with warm water. 
3. Shake it up 
4. Spray on anything and everything! 
   

Haidyn Two Months!

Happy Two Months Baby Girl!

LENGTH: 22 3/4 inches

LIKES: 

-Getting her butt washed after blowouts.- She's extremely calm during this process.. weird I know. 

-Falling asleep in Mommy's arms. 

-Mommy and Daddy singing to her. 

-Playing with her fingers.

-Moving her arms.
-Having her feet rubbed.
-Going to school with Ms. Pattie!

-Standing with Daddy.
-Outside time with her friends at school.
- Sticking her tongue out! 

DISLIKES: 

-Mondays. She has a bit of a rough time transitioning back into routine after we've gone out all weekend/seeing her grandparents. 
-Getting her nose cleaned by Daddy.

-Sleeping when people are around her. She needs to be awake when things are happening.

-The minute you put her in her tub for bath time. 

-The minute you take her out of her tub after bath time. 

MILESTONES: 

-Found her voice. And it's getting louder and louder. 

-Smiles at you, when you smile at her. 

-Moves her head from side to side when she's on her back.
-Slept 8 hours through the night!!

-Grasps your fingers/toys when they're in her reach.

-Open and closes hand throughout the day. 

-Follows objects once they are put in front of her. 

EVENTS:

-Babysat for the first time by Grandma Esther, Grandma Barb and Grandpa Ray:)

-Grandma Tracey's Silver State 50/50

-Went to 1 month check up.

-First day of Daycare!

-Mommy went back to work. 

Kisses with Grandma Lola

First day of school!

Funny selfie with mommy

Outside time with Auntie Stace

Outside time with Mommy

Trying to hold her bottle all by herself

Holding her toys!

Talking to Daddy

Playing with her toys

Standing with Daddy

Two Month Favorites

1. Eddie Bauer 2 in 1 Reversible Head Support - This was given to us at our shower and it's amazing! It supports her head so we never have to worry about her head going all over the place while she's in her car seat. And I just love that it's owls! 
2. Eddie Bauer Stroller Hook- This thing saves our lives when we have to carry around her diaper bag in the stores on their carts or just on our stroller. It's strong enough to carry my heavy diaper bag and helps carry in groceries! 
3. Bright Starts Stroller Toys-Links- These links are perfect for her to learn her grasping. I hook them onto anything and everything for her to grab onto. Bright Starts' toys are great for babies learning skills too. Each toy is designed on their developmental age.
4. Tommer Tippie Starter Bottle Kit- These bottles have a thermometer in the middle to tell you how warm the bottle is. I also love the design of the nipple and how it resembles an actual nipple. I honestly, think this helped her to not have nipple confusion in her first few weeks.
5. Vicks Starry Night Humidifier- This humidifier has a built in night light of changing colored stars! It's so neat ! It also has a sleep mode setting which helps her while she's sleeping. Baby girl's nose was pretty stuffy due to my c-section and this helped so much. 
6. Graco Baby Monitor- This monitor is a life saver! It has a range of 6,000 ft and it also has a vibration setting. The vibration setting allows you to monitor if the baby is actually crying and not just fussing. 

How to: Make Your Own Italian Style Breadcrumbs

After years of watching Rachael Ray, you learn a thing or two on how to stretch your buck. One of the things that I learned from her was making bread crumbs off of bread that we ended up not eating. You can recreate any type of bread crumbs with any kind of bread you have lying around.


Ingredients:

1. Day old bread. ( bread that is hard and crusty)  We usually never finish our loaf of French Bread.
2. 1 teaspoon or so Onion Powder 
3. 1 teaspoon or so Garlic Powder 
4. 1 teaspoon Salt *to taste
5. 1 teaspoon pepper *to taste
6. 1 tablespoon or so Italian Seasoning

Directions: 

1. Take bread and place in food processor ( in this case I used my bullet) to turn bread into crumbs. 
   
   
   
   
2. Take crumbs and place in an air tight container. 
   
3. Add in all seasonings. 
   
4. All done! 
   
   

*If you prefer plain breadcrumbs simply omit the seasonings. And I bet you didn't think it was going to be that easy huh ? ;)