my new camera

I have to say thank you to my fabulous husband and daughters who finally got me the new camera I've been needing since back in December when mine was dropped on the tile and broke. They gave it to me for my birthday. The girls picked it out its pink and they gave me a pink case to put it in. Brianna LOVES pink and she kept pointing out to me what color it was and that she liked it. They are so cute. SO thanks to my new camera I can start posting more photos again.

Hello 30's

It is official my 20's are now in the past and I will never see them again. I use to think 30 was s000 old. I remember when my mom turned 30; I was 9. Honestly, I am not that upset about it. I think my 30's are going to be great. I have to admit it is a little weird and it will take some getting use to saying that I am 30, but I have big plans and dreams that will make it amazing. I am actually surprised about how easy it is too say good bye, but my 20's were rather tough so maybe that is why I am looking forward to start something new and look forward to 10 years of amazing possibilities.

Payin' it forward update

I think I have finally figured out what I am going to make for my payin it forward winners. I am not going to say what it is yet because I want it to be a surprise, but I need my winners (that's you Chelsea, Andrea, and Erin) to let me know what your two favorite colors are. So please leave me a message on here so I can get your gifts started. I think you'll like it!

The Move

We have been so crazy the last few weeks that I have not been able to post anything for almost a month. I thought I would post a quick up date. We are officially all moved into my parents house. It was one of the hardest moves we have done and it seemed to take forever. It was about a week long process to get everything out and the house cleaned. I finally figured out on the last day it was because we had to spend a lot of time figuring out what to put into storage and what we could fit into my parents house, specifically what we couldn't live without. I was really slow moving at first packing because I was dreading it so much. We really are squished into this house now. Aurora and Brianna are sharing a room with my 17 year old sister, and Kent and I are holding our breath in about a 10 by 10 room where we have our bedroom and office. I will be spending my thirtieth birthday here which is where I never thought I would be at this time in my life. But now that we are all in and getting settled, things are getting back to normal. It will never be the same as our own place but it will be ok for a little while until we can figure out our next step. The kids are really enjoying being by grandma and grandpa so much.

Payin' it forward

Payin' it forward...The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch though...Post this same thing on your own blog and then come back and leave a comment telling me you're in. Fun, huh?Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift!
My friend Kirsten is doing this on her blog, and I thought I would join in the fun.

Happy St. Patty's day and fun with hair

Happy St. Patricks day everyone! We had lots of fun doing green things today. Kent made green eggs and bacon for breakfast and later I made green peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, mmmm yummy.

I have also had a lot fun doing the girls hair the last couple weeks here are a few pics. One is from Aurora today. I took this after school, but I think it held up pretty good. I was going to do Bri' too, but she is really sick today so she just got a quick pony tail. This was definitely one of my favorites from my favorite hair blog. Another is of Brianna of one I made up for her. She has very thin hair so I do what I can. Then there is Aurora from her Angelina Ballerina day. We call this the Ballerina bun. It is also one of my favorites from the blog. Links are at the bottom if you would like to learn how to do these yourself. I am also adding a link to my absolute favorite. I don't have a pic but check it out any way it looks way cute on both my girls.

Cute tween hair bun (Ballerina bun)

Three leaf clover

Triple twists with messy buns This is our personal absolute favorite hair do. Every time I do it on the girls they get complements. I will try to post a pic tomorrow.

My Angelina Ballerina

Last week was Nevada reading week, and each day of the week they had the kids at Aurora's school do different things. On Wednesday the kids were suppose to go to school dressed as their favorite story book character. One of Aurora's favorites is Angelina Ballerina. I like to give my kids a special book each year at Christmas, when Aurora was one I gave her Angelina Ballerina. It has become a family favorite. I decided to make the costume. I made the tutu the same way I did their Halloween costumes and then I attempted to make little mouse ear clips. I think they turned out pretty cute. Brianna felt left out so I made her some ears too.