Hubby Tag

Found this on Jeremy and Jenny's blog, thought it would be a fun pre-Valentines post...

How long have you been together? 9 1/2 years- wow, time flies!
How long did you date? 4 1/2 months- we were engaged after 2 weeks
How old is he? 30
Who eats more? Nate does, but post pregnancy, I'm not far behind him most of the time
Who said "I love you" first? Nate said it first- in Hmong, I replied I love you too, In english
Who is taller? Nate
Who sings better? Definitely Nate, but I don't think I sound too bad if I am singing next to him
Who is smarter? Depends- I am more logical, but Nate knows a little about everything- enough to carry himself well in any conversation.
Who does the laundry? me, unfortunately
Who does the dishes? again, me, unfortunately
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Nate
Who pays the bills? Me- I actually enjoy that part for some reason
Who mows the lawn? Nate does- but he does not mow twice a week like our neighbors do!!
Who cooks dinner? Me most of the time, Nate usually helps, though- I love being in the kitchen together- so fun, and Nate always makes it a little better with his own special touches he is a REALLY good cook!!
Who is more stubborn? Depends- I think Nate is a little more than me, but not much more
Who kissed who first? Nate kissed me.
Who asked who out? Nate asked me out
Who proposed? Nate did, but I already had a date reserved at the temple- June Saturdays go fast, and it was already February!
Who is more sensitive? Again, depends, I am in most situations, but Nate has been known to be pretty sensitive on occasion
Who has more friends? Not sure- I think I may have a few more
Who has more siblings? Nate
Who wears the pants in the relationship? Uh, depends- I think we are both pretty good at keeping each other and all the kids in check!
Who are you tagging? Whoever!

Sewing Projects

Here is a picture of some babylegs I just got done making (aka baby legwarmers). They are $11 to buy, and I had seen a website that had directions on how to make them out of socks. I found a 2 pack of girls knee socks for $3.84 at Walmart today and thought I would try them out. They work pretty well, but I think next time I will buy large girls socks or womens socks. The ones I bought were medium, and the foot was almost too short to use as the binding at the bottom. I tried them on Marleigh after I had finished the first one and they worked pretty well, but they won't fit for very long. I had to get her to sleep so that I could finish the rest of my project, but I will post some pics soon of her with them on. You can also use them on your kids arms for that cute layered look. I am so impatient and unskilled when it comes to sewing that I was amazed that I could actually pull off this project! Here is how my sewing kick started- Those of you that have been to our house have probably noticed that we only have one bedroom upstairs. All the boys are downstairs in a shared room, and there is a room-in-progess that will someday be where Marleigh sleeps, but for now, she sleeps in a pack-n-play in our room. She doesn't like to sleep in the bassinet part, and I figured it was because it is too small now that she moves around a little bit in her sleep. I went looking for pack-n-play sheets, and was surprised that they were like $10!! I went looking on eBay, and found someone selling a pattern to make them. Aha! I thought I would search for a free pattern online and found one pretty quickly. It was made from a twin flat sheet- which I have plenty of them since my boys aren't big fans of flat sheets. I found a neutral one and tried it out. It works awesomely! (The lady also has patterns for crib sheets out of a flat sheet, so maybe I will try that next.) I was so excited to try my new pack-n-play sheet out. It fit perfectly! I laid Marleigh down, and she stayed asleep!! For 30 minutes... then she was back in bed with Nate and I! Too bad we don't have room for a king size bed in our room!! At least she doesn't move all over yet or kick us in the ribs. Oh well, maybe the pack-n-play will be somewhere she likes to sleep someday, just not today... anyway... check out this ladies website- everythingyourmamamade.com I think- there is a link on the right side of my blog- she has some fun things! The other website I have a link to has a cute pattern for baby yoga pants you make out of an old tshirt- too bad I just sent a ton of Nates to DI last month!!

Weekend with Friends

Here are some pictures from last weekend when John, Dena and Spencer came to visit- Miss you guys already....

Best Buddies
Dena made pajama pants for all the boys- it works out well because Carters favorite "hunting" jammies are way too small for him- I really hadn't noticed until Ashleigh pointed it out a few weeks ago when Carter had a sleepover at grandmas- they are 4 inches too short! The PJ's Dena made are a little on the long side, but my kids are growing fast, I'm sure they, too, will be too small before I know it- so sad... Anyway, to get back on track- the kids love their new jammie pants, and have worn them almost every night Carters has a new "hunting" jammie replacement, Brock's are astronauts and space, and Tyson's are Dragon tales- They all love love love their new jammies- Thanks Dena!!

Tyson showing off his couch jumping skills

Here's John showing us his best picture taking expression...

Here is Marleigh and Spencer- He's going to be such a good big brother some day!

Dena made these cute hats for me and Marleigh- the big one fits Tyson a little better though- I call them my baby raspberries- so cute! Thanks Dena!!

Blessing Day

What an amazing day today was! Nate blessed Marleigh today. He gave her such a wonderful, beautiful blessing, and we all were blessed with having so many of our friends and family there with us. She was so happy and content during her blessing, and I could feel the spirit so strong- thanks mom, dad, Lindsay, Ashleigh and Kristen for letting my boys sit with you- it really helped! The last couple of babies we have blessed, I have missed big chunks of because I was trying to keep kids quiet and reverent. When Nate sat back down with her, she was so smiley and happy. We soon realized part of the reason- I'm sure part of it was the spirit that was there, but also she knew she was about to have a blowout all over Daddy's new white shirt and her blessing dress (the same dress I was blessed in, by the way)! I took her home to change her clothes, and change her diaper- twice, then headed back to church in time for the closing song and prayer. Afterwards, we had about 40 people at our house for dinner. It was so great to be able to spend time with everyone in our home, and thanks to all of you who were able to come. This is the first time we have had everyone at our house- all the other times we have blessed babies, we went to my moms for dinner. I was so stressed that there wouldn't be enough food, or we would run out of plates, but we pulled it off with food, forks, and plates to spare! Now the house is still fairly clean, and quiet, and the kids are back to school in the morning- I may just take the morning off and relax (in between loads of laundry, anyway!) Now we get a break until March when Brock is baptized! What great events and milestones to celebrate, though- makes all the work worth it! Thanks again to everyone for your help and support and sharing this special day with us! It really meant a lot to us!

Happy 2009!

So, 2008 has come and gone, and, as usual, I am amazed at all that can happen in a year! New jobs, new family members, new likes and dislikes, new memories, new phrases (e.g. frumpen fairy, candy cames, and teeter totter), new friends! We spent New Years Eve with our friends Jeremy and Jenny, and baby Ellie. The babies surprisingly, slept through everything (even though their moms had dressed them in cute outfits so that they could get some cute pics of the babies together...)! We stayed up way too late, ate way too much sugar (and cheese) and drank too much soda, but it was great! Carter and Brock had been looking forward to the "party" all day, but Carter was asleep on the couch by 9:00. We woke him up to do sparklers at midnight, but when it was time to go back to bed, Carter said, " Is the party over already? Oh, man!" Quite disappointing for him! We spent New Years day sledding with the Turner side of the family, well, actually my moms extended family, the Froelichs. SO much fun! I only went down the hill once and thought I was going to die, but the kids all had a great time going down over and over! I made everyone laugh when I accidentally knocked Carter down when I decided halfway up the hill that I would slide back down and find another way up to the top- on the way back to the bottom, I knocked Carter down... he was pretty shaken up, but not hurt. With as fast as the kids were going down the hill, I was surprised no one ended up with broken bones! It was pretty crowded, and hard to keep track of all of the kids! It was a ton of fun, though, and glad we were able to try out the new sled. This is only the 2nd time my kids have been sledding, and the first time was last year, without Nate and I. What a great way to celebrate and enjoy the last few days of Christmas break and ring in 2009!