I did it!

There have been a couple of sewing projects that I have wanted to do for the past couple of months, but never got around to doing. One was a skirt for me. I had found a free tutorial on the internet for how to make one using a skirt that you already have. The other project was some ties for the boys, also a free pattern and instructions that I found on the internet. I was just waiting to get some material. So when I received a 50% off coupon in the mail for JoAnne (a fabric/craft store), I decided now would be a good time to make the skirt.

When I finished the skirt and realized that I had a fair amount of material left, I decided that I would try making the little boys some ties. I am pleased with how everything turned out, especially it being my first time making these things. Keagan, Deker and I wore our new things to church. Here are some pictures we took before we left.

For those of you that are interested, here are the links for the patterns I used. For my skirt I used the tutorial on V & Co. for her Tablecloth Skirt. Although, I didn't have a tablecloth so I just used fabric. For the boys' ties I used the pattern and instructions from The Purl Bee for Little Boys Ties. I did make quite a few changes to the ties I made to make them more kid friendly and I sewed all of it with a machine.

Keagan & Deker

I can't believe how fast my boys are growing up. Sometimes I wish they would slow down just a little. About a week after Deker got the fire truck for his birthday, before we designated these two toys as outside toys, here is how Keagan was helping Deker play.
I am not sure if you can tell or not, but that is Keagan pulling Deker around the house while also riding his truck. What a helper.

It mostly fun, but also frustrating at other times, to see how these two boys interact with each other. When Deker is doing something that Keagan thinks he should be doing, like crawling up the stairs, Keagan says "Deker no, don't go up the stairs! Momma take care of it".

I love my boys and hope that they will always love each other.

I love Couponing!!!!!

As most of you might know, I started couponing a few months ago and I am still love it. It is so exciting to me to plan out my couponing adventures, go to the store and get a lot of stuff for really cheap (sometimes free). Back in may, I did a post about a coupon trip that I did and have tried really hard to refrain from doing it again, but I can't help myself. This was too good of a couponing trip not to take a picture and post about.

On this trip, I went to a couple different Albertsons so that I wouldn't buy clear one stores shelves of Salad Dressing. Here is what is in the picture:

20 bottles of Kraft Salad Dressing (we cook with Salad dressing a lot)

6 containers of yogurt

6 boxes of hot/lean pockets

4 bottles of Ragu

1 bottle BBQ Sauce

1 box of Crystal Light

2 bottles of Spray N Wash

2 Nature Valley Nut Clusters

All of this should have cost me $108, but I bought it all for $18.43!!!!! What was even more exciting to me was that the 20 bottles of Salad Dressing cost me $3.10 and I know have quite the stockpile of Salad Dressing. As Andrew could attest, I could not contain my excitement when I got home.

Deker Turns 1!

I can't believe my little boy has turned 1 year old. His birthday was this past Friday, but because our wards Father & Son's campout was Friday night, we celebrated Deker's birthday on Saturday evening. We had our family and a few close friends come over for a BBQ and party. We started out with letting the kids play in our little pool and spinklers while the others watched, talked and played Kubb. Then we fired up the grill and had hamburgers and hotdogs followed by another round of Kubb.

After that, we had our monkey cupcakes and let Deker open his presents. Deker seemed to have fun and we had fun celebrating his birthday.

The Birthday Boy
Deker's Cupcake plate
The Rest of the cupcakes. Diving into the cupcakeGotta taste the presentsHere is Deker on his brand new firetruck.

I want to Rock N' Roll

A little over a week ago, Deker found his tounge. Ever since then, he usually looks like this....

Is he going to be the next Gene Simmons?

My tired Boys

Having church from 12:30 - 3:30 (right during nap time) makes for some very tired boys at the end of the day. After we got home from church on Sunday, we let Keagan choose a movie to watch. Andrew put Deker down for a nap and then sat on the couch next to Keagan. This is what I found not too much later.

Smithapalooza 2009

On Friday, May 29, my little brother Neal graduated from Lincoln County High School. We drove down that day to spend time in my hometown of Caliente and attend Neal's graduation. On Saturday, we went on a 4 Wheeler & Rhino ride. Andrew and Keagan rode on the 4 Wheeler and my dad took Deker and I on the Rhino. Our ride was cut short because of the rain, but we had fun anyway.

On Sunday, my Mom & Dad, all my brothers & sisters and their families gathered in Heber City for a family reunion. Thanks to the generosity of my parents, we were able to stay in a big home all together. We had so much fun talking, visiting, eating yummy foods and trying out some of the fun things to do. That night, we all went for a walk. Here is a picture of our group.
On Monday we rode down the Alpine Slide. Keagan rode with me. I wasn't sure how he would like it, but he loved it. Thank you to Jeanette, for keeping Deker at the bottom so we could ride it together. That night, after the kids were in bed, we kicked out the boys and had a little baby shower for my sister Jeanette who is pregnant with twin girls.
On Wednesday we rode the Heber Valley Railroad. The train even stopped at Decker Bay, so we could take a picture of Deker next to the Decker Bay sign.
The rest of the time was spent playing on the playground, playing yard games and chatting.