Valentines......

We had a great Valentines weekend! I love Valentines Day with kids! It is one of Alex's favorite holidays, her and Jake love any reason to decorate cookies and have pink pancakes! Friday we made our traditional sugar cookies, the kids and I decorated them for daddy and some friends. Jake has come a long way since the last decorating party. Saturday morning brought the kids some fun treats and a playdough kit that their cousin Taylor has and had been begging to get since we were there for Thanksgiving, they have non-stopped played with it since. My mom sent the coolest book she made which I will post later and some fun socks for the kids that I couldn't get them out of for 3 days. Me and Cam got a kidless night out and went and saw the movie Taken, it was pretty good I would recommend seeing it. I'm still not sure how he talked me into going to see a action movie instead of the many romantic/comedies that are out but he won and it was a great night out with my valentine.

Funny story: Alex had her preschool Valentines party on Thursday and got some treats and one of the many was the famous, old school Fun Dip. She shared candy with Jake but the Fun Dip was hers and while she was eating it Jake saw how fun it looked to eat and got really sad and asked why he couldn't have one. We explained how it was Alex's and that she had shared all the rest of her candy. He pouted for a little while and climbed up on Cam's lap and said, "Dad, I want the perfect candy like Alex. Will the Love Bug bring me the perfect candy in morning?" (The Love Bug is a family tradition who brings candy on Valentines) It was pretty funny and sweet to see that he thought this was the "perfect" candy. SO, being the cool parents we think we are :), we went to EVERY store in a 5 mile radius to find the "perfect" candy. It took us 1 Walmart, 1 Target and 6 Walgreens later to find the Fun Dip. Needless to say Jake was pretty excited about his surprise Saturday morning.

Our cute Valentines!

My babies......

I was reading about a couple the other day who had lost their 10 month old to cancer in finding out within two weeks. TWO WEEKS! It is unbelieveable how you plan for the future and you think you have all this time with your loved ones but in reality it could be taken away in seconds. As a read their story it made me want to hold my kids a little tighter and cherish EVERY second we have together. I just wanted to write a little bit about what is going on with these two fun, crazy, hilarious, loveable, sweet kids of mine.

Alex has always been a cautious girl and really thinks twice about doing anything wrong. Don't get me wrong, she has her moments of being naughty, but it very seldom happens. She has recently found her love to start learning to read. Ever waking moment is either spent coloring, drawing, or make believeing. She told me the other day she wanted to be an artist when she grows up, exactly what I said when I was little. She is very special in our home. I used to say it was silly when parents would say they didn't want their kids to go to school and they just wanted to keep them home. I would think, yeah right they are just saying that, but I REALLY am having a hard time thinking her and I will be seperated each day for a significant amount of time real soon. She is my buddy and my helper.

Jake, oh Jake, what can I say he is the all time silliest kid I have ever met. He makes us laugh 24/7. He is very animated and loves to tell me that "actually mom" or "this just can't be possible" just about in every sentence. Unlike Alex he gets into trouble quite a bit each day but is really trying harder to be a "good guy." He loves his sleep lately, which we are hoping he is growing :) and comes rolling out of bed at 8:45 some mornings. He is our never ending story teller and is aspiring to be the next Emeril. He will do just about anything to help mommy in the kitchen. We love love this little guy not just because he keeps us on our toes but because he is just a world of pure fun.

I tell my kids all the time that they are always going to be mommy's babies even as they grow older. I still think of them as the two precious babies we brought home from the hospital just a little taller and alot smarter. I love these two with everything I have and even though I would like to give them away at times I wouldn't last a second without them.

Sewing Mania.....

I recently took a trip to my mom's and anyone that knows my mom knows that she is a AWESOME sewer. SO, I used and abused her skills and used some of my own not too shabby sewing skills and put us to work for 4 whole days of non-stop sewing projects! I was in heaven and could have stayed for another week! We accomplished so much! I knew I didn't want to do the traditional pink and purple nursery bedding for the baby and had been looking into fabric for months and finally settled on the cutest navy Amy Butler fabric (whom my whole fam is obsessed with.) The picture doesn't do it justice but with my mom's creativity with the ric rac edges and my obesession with minky it turned out just like I hoped! I also have been blog stalking crafty blogs alot lately and came upon the CUTEST blanket ever and decided even with the not so Arizona friendly minky back I had to make it! The balls trimming is just to die for and I love loved the pink fabric version of the baby's quilt.

With Alex also loving anything crafty, she got a little jealous watching me and mom make so much for the baby that she kindly asked why she wasn't getting a new blankie. Needless to say we had been to the fabric store at least 10 times already so decided what the heck one more time wouldn't hurt! Alex picked out her own fabric and we whipped her up a blanket and with the left over minky and one of grandma's old pillows we made her a pillow to match! It was SO SO much fun and thanks to my mom for her mad skills and her determination to help me accomplish some projects! Love you mom!

I have more to post with this crafting adventure but need to finish up some things and will be sure to post my next project.

If you look closely you can see the minky is imprinted with paisley's. SO CUTE!!