Aflac.. Yay or nay?

Rob and I want to have another baby and we don't have good maternity coverage with the insurance that we are getting next month, so we have heard about Aflac and wanted to know if anyone has had it or knows anyone that has and if it is worth. Do you really just get a check after you have the baby? We are meeting with a guy tomorrow about it and I just wanted some opinions before we met with him. So, please let me know. :) Thanks!

Help! Advice Please!

This week we decided that Kaydence should be done with bottles all together. She has only been having a bottle at night time for the last 6 months and that has worked out great. Her pediatrician said that he wanted us to keep giving her a bottle of rice milk at night because she is so small and he wanted to make sure that she is going to bed full to hopefully help her gain weight. Well, we haven't been able to take her to the doctor because we lost our insurance with Robs old job so we decided that she's 19 months old and we need to break the habit some time. Well, as you can imagine the past few nights have been a NIGHTMARE!! She screams and screams and won't fall asleep til late and wakes up in the middle of the night. We've tried giving her the rice milk, juice, and water in a sippy and nothing is working! I don't know what to do and I feel so guilty that I have to let her scream herself to sleep! Any ideas would be great...

Congrats to my big sis!

Ok so I am only doing this because I have been dying to blog about it and I think it's finally safe because I can't spoil it now... My big sister Ashley is getting engaged tonight!! Yay!
She met her soon to be fiance' Neil when they were in high school 7 years ago and dated for awhile but broke up when he left on his mission. Well, 6 years have passed and through talking to friends they learned that they had both been married and divorced. They started talking a couple months ago and are absolutely perfect for each other! He loves her kids to death and is going to be a great dad!
How stinkin cute is that?!?! Definitely meant to be if after 6 years they found each other again!
I cannot tell you how happy I am that she is finally getting her happily ever after! The wedding date isn't set yet because her temple divorce is still in the works but hopefully it'll only be a few months.
CONGRATS Ashley and Neil! We love you both!

Thanks everyone!

I just wanted to post and say thanks so much to everyone that commented about my sewing! It's been so fun and I have so many projects in the works! I wanna make a dress for Kaydence, a dress for me, those cute letters I talked about before, more curtains, valances for my kitchen, pillows to match my curtains, finish a pillow from an enrichment activity last month and so much more! Wish me luck! I will post and let everyone know how it is going! Now, I challenge all of you that have ever wanted to learn to sew to GET STARTED it's actually easier than it looks and if I can do it, anyone can!

My new hobby!

So I have decided that I am going to be a little more domestic and I want to do some more crafty things around my house. So I borrowed my sisters sewing machine and I made drapes for my downstairs. I know it's way easy but that is big for me! Next I decided to be a little more daring and I made a skirt. The fabric for the skirt was just some scrap fabric that I got from my Grandma to practice with but I think I actually like it. We'll see if I really wear it but I sure am proud of myself.


(I promise they're even, they just look crooked in the picture)



(The pattern is floral, you can't really tell from this picture.


My next project is going to be these cute letters that you hang on the wall. I'll probably spell out Kaydences name. My really good friend Jen is going to show me how to make them because she has them for her daughter Taelie. She is so stinkin crafty and we are going to start doing craft nights once a month and I cannot wait!
Sorry if this seems dorky but I am super excited to learn some awesome things. If anyone has any other ideas of cute things that they have in there house that are easy to make, let me know please!

Someone's in the kitchen with mommy!

So, Kaydences new favorite thing to do is get in the drawer underneath the oven and take out the cake pans that i keep in there. She takes them into the front room and gets in them and scoots around on the carpet. I guess she thinks that it's her car cuz she'll say "vroom vroom" and "beep beep" the whole time. Aren't kids hilarious! What would we do without them to entertain us? :)
P.S. Don't mind the wonderful hair in this pic... We've all had the flu really bad this week and it was a photo op i couldn't miss!



Also, a couple days ago I heard the drawer in the fridge open and didn't really think anything of it because Rob was in the house somewhere but I came into the room a few minutes later to find Kaydence finishing off her favorite food ever... a raw hot dog! I know, it's gross to me too but the girl loves them. I usually at least try to cook them for her first but she didn't seem to mind it at all!
Look how guilty she looks in this picture!

Oh my! It's been way too long!

Well well, bet all of you thought that I'd forgotten about my blog. Well, I pretty much have. My bad!! Life has been pretty bumpy lately. For those of you who don't know, Rob lost his job at the beginning of the year. Stupid economy! He found a new one 3 weeks later at a mortgage company doing that sort of stuff and he actually really enjoys the job. It's been slow because he is commision based but everyone says that it really picks up after the first couple weeks so keep your fingers crossed for us!!
All is well other than that! Kaydence is getting so big, well not big but growing up tons. I think she is just always gonna be our little tinkerbell. I take her to the doctor on thursday for her 18 month appt. Boy time flies! I can't believe that my baby is so old! She goes to nursery at church now and absolutely loves it! She does so awesome, never even fusses!
I am still working at the salon a couple days a week and still really enjoying that. I love the girls that I work with! Makes it pretty fun!
Valentines day was amazing! Rob and Kaydee surprised me at work with a huge rose bouquet and card that Kaydee had drawn. We had Cafe Rio for dinner. Yum yum! The rest of the night we just hung out at home and had a really great night. Oh and I've been wanting nice new dishes forever and Rob got me them too. He's so sweet. :) Well, nothing much else to blog about. I'll try to not make it so long without blogging next time!