Spring planting

This is the ugly, useless, non-productive corner in our yard.... soon to be our pretty, vegetable producing garden! I haven't done very well the the few houseplants I have tried to keep alive, but I am hoping that a green thumb will magically appear. We are going to have carrots, zucchini, radishes, green beans, and sweet peas- at least that is the plan. It is going to be finished up and planted this weekend so more pics to follow:) And here is a pic of Siena......helping

Easter

We decided to be real rebels this year and forgo traditional Easter activities. Mainly because we were so tired from the busy weekend but lets pretend it's because out here in Vegas... we live on the edge..ok but seriously. We had a quiet day at home without Easter eggs hunts, ham dinner, egg coloring or any other rigmarole. We did still go to church because I'm not that big of a rebel. Instead of messing with a huge dinner, we bbq'ed steaks and avoided all the clean up. It was such a nice day and even though we missed our families- sometimes it's really nice to keep things simple. Happy Easter!!! Ok so I did still buy Siena an Easter dress- but she looks so freaking adorable I couldn't help it!

Red Rock

This past weekend we decided to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather we've been having- you know before it's 5 million degrees by 8 am. Red rock canyon is about a 20 minute drive and even though we have been in Vegas 3 years, we never checked it out. It was so much fun!!! They have a big scenic loop drive you can take and a bunch of trails to hike. We saw so many people mountain climbing and trekking all over the place. Siena loves hanging out in the backpack so we hiked up to a waterfall and got some pics. Hopefully we will be heading back this weekend with Gavin and all our visitors...

bye bye binkie

This is now officially a binkie free zone!!! I'm happy to not be getting up every night to find the "much needed but lost under the crib" pacifier... but I am sad because this is just one more baby step to "toddler becoming child becoming annoying teenager becoming adult" trend we seem to be on around here. I ran across this pic and wanted to post it for all to see because it is the last of its kind. No more cute baby with pacifier pictures around here any longer! Yeah..... I think....

Update:)

Not too much to report in the last month or so. We got back from Seattle the end of February. It was so much fun!!! Even though Siena was sick, we got our much needed Gavin-Katie-Joe fix. The flight up was pretty uneventful- I didn't have an anxiety attack in the airport which was a nice little bonus for Brandon because I think he was counting on one. I found a little bottle of benadryl stashed in his bag and I don't think he would have been afraid to use it:) The week went by soooo fast and it was really hard to come back home. The flight home was a little more drama but nothing I can't permanently block out:) Siena was super sick when we got back and had to get on some meds the next day. We are now all happy, healthy, and anxiously awaiting everyone to come out in a couple weeks for Kellie's 21rst b-day!!! Anyway here are some pics from the trip... These were taken at the children's museum in Seattle. The kids had such a great time! They had all these different rooms- a grocery store to "shop" in, a fire truck with gear to dress up in, a hardware store with tools and items to build, and so much more...

Here is Siena and I on the plane- as you can see neither one of us is crying so it had to be on the way up to Seattle... the pics from the trip home are terribly scary...

I love this picture!!! Brandon is reading that story for the twentieth time and both kids just rolled out of bed as proven by Siena's hair:)

Being Thankful

Yesterday was Brandon and my 6 year anniversary!!! I can't believe it has already been that long- ok that's a lie because sometimes it feels like FOREVER- but in a good way (he might be reading this). I got the following message in an email and it really made me smile. There are a ton of things about Brandon that drive me crazy, but it reminds me how lucky I am to be alive and have such a wonderful husband. I mean ya- when I fall into the toilet at 3 am because he left the seat up...AGAIN... it's hard to appreciate all the great things about him. But without him working so hard everyday to support our family, I wouldn't have a roof over my head or a toilet to fall into!!! So here is the email and I added a few of my own:)

I am thankful:

For my husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is home with me instead of out on the town.

For the disaster my house is in after I host a playdate, because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

For the clothes the are getting too snug and the belly that won't go away, because it means I have enought to eat.

For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am outside in the sun.

For the lawn the needs mowing, the weeds that need pulling, and the freezer that won't stop leaking, because it means I have a home.

For all the complaing people do about the government, because it means we have freedom of speech.

For finding a parking spot at the far corner of the lot, because it means I can walk and have been blessed with transportation.

For my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm!!!

For the lady I have to listen to yapping in the checkout line, because it means I can hear.

For all the laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.

For the drained and weary feeling I have at the end of the day, because it means that I am capable of working hard.

For the alarm that goes off every morning, because it means that I am alive to enjoy another day.

For all the times Siena has woken me up in the middle of the night, because it means that she is still little and needs me, at least for now.

For the 500 times I have to ask Brandon to pick up after himself, because it means that he has stuck by me through all my crankiness and craziness.

For feeling sad sometimes, because it makes me appreciate feeling happy.

Too much time on my hands...

A gal in my knitting group just happened to have her birthday fall on the night we meet, so I decided to make cupcakes and thought these would be appropriate. I can't take credit for the idea because I actually got it from this blog. I thought they were pretty festive and were really fun to do! I used fondant to "knit" the scarves, swatches, and roll the yarn balls and needles. I have never worked with anything like this before and I always like to try new things. The fondant tastes pretty gross- well it doesn't really taste bad, it just doesn't taste good. We had a great time and luckily there was a couple left so I ate them for breakfast the next morning:) I don't think cake or cupcake decorating is anything I would want to do as a hobby, but you never know when it might come in handy...