Magazine Recycle Paint Project

 Since it has been snowing like crazy for two days straight we have been having fun getting creative! Yesterday we invited some friends over and we made a cute recycled magazine project.

First- paint over a few magazine pages with different colors.

Then lay them out to dry.

Once completely dry, decide what kind of picture you want to create. Cut out the sames and past to a thicker piece of paper. I layered some of the painted magazine sheets on top of each other to help create a more detailed picture. Then finish it by using a marker to add definition. And your done!

I find it best to keep Eli in his diaper so he can go straight into the bath to wash up :)

Eli's 2nd Birthday- Monster Party

This post is long over due but I just had the time to edit all the pictures saved on our camera and had to show you all how cute Eli's 2nd birthday turned out!

I absolutely LOVE how the banner and 2 sign turned out! I made the banner out of ribbon and felt and the 2 sigh I cut out the number then used tissue paper glue and a pencil to make it pop out.

If you look close at the Monsters center eye, Eli had already taken a small bit out of it!

These marshmallow desserts are sooooo much easier to do then cake pops! I just dipped the bottoms in melted white chocolate, then rolled them in sprinkles and let them dry on a sheet of wax paper!

We played pin the eye on the Monster

And our Mr. Monster for the Bean Bag game

Ate a little Chocolate Cake . . .

Opened some awesome gifts!!

Happy Birthday Eli! We love you!!!

Lingerie Party

I was so excited to throw Kaylee a shower ... and she really wanted a lingerie Shower! 

I had no idea how embarrassed she would get or if she wanted an over the top, sexy shower, so I kept it pretty PG for most of the party! ;)

 I punched out big circles and glued them to a string in an assortment of inks and white and ran black and white streamers down the wall... we had a lot more decorations and balloons that we were going to hang from the ceiling, but the Club House opened up 2 1/2 hours LATE!!! So we had just enough time to set up the food table, a candy table and some decorations!

I LOVE how these cups turned out!! And I made them up ON MY OWN!!! Did not even use Pinterest for this!! All I did was get a simple pink ribbon and some white lace ribbon, black paper cups (plastic ones will melt) and hot glue them on! 

Piece. of. Cake!

And the lingerie cookies, of course there are all over Pinterest! They turned out pretty cute and everyone just loved them! They tasted amazing too... since I use Pillsbury pre-made cookie dough! (SSShhhhhh)

This is my cute, young and fun cousin Haylee.  We played "The Teddy" game. I had a beautiful red box and told everyone that there was a "teddy" inside.  We had the Bride-to-be turn around as we passed that box around as fast as we could and when the Bride-to-be said STOP, they were the lucky one who had to put it on! So I went with Haylee and she opened the box and was shocked... "So where is the lingerie???" Ha! I then pulled out a rob and told her to put it on and hide the teddy- she pretty much looked like she had nothing on under the robe... when she walked out into the room everyone was whistling and owwwwing then she whipped out the teddy BEAR!!! It was hilarious!!! We all could not stop laughing!!!

And of course to oodles and oodles or lingerie Kaylee got! We also did another game where on the invite I asked for everyone to bring an underwear bottom for Kaylee.  We threw them all into a pink bag and as she pulled them out, she had to guess who got that piece of lingerie for her!

We were there until after 11 pm.. Eli went to bed at 9:30 (and hour and a 1/2 after his bedtime) and Caden just enjoyed being held by his Aunt Darbi!

Caden David Carreon

Caden David Carreon

Born on May 22, 2012 at 10:37 am

Weighed 7 pounds 2.4 ounces

20 inches long

First time Eli met his little brother Caden.

Going in for a kiss, this made my heart melt. Eli was so sweet to Caden.

Eli missed us so much. He has a lot of fun going through every single drawer and cabinet in my room. He also loved all the cookies at the snack bar!

Little Aunt Taylee and Caden

Caden with Grandma Heidi

And we're home!

Here's how the story went . . .

On Monday, May 21st, I went to my weekly check up appointment.  Dr. Harward wanted to see if I had begun to dilate.  I was at 3 cm. He told me to check myself in to Labor and Delivery around 7:30 am the next morning just to see if I was beginning to progress at all. I was given the okay to walk or exercise a little to help induce labor since Caden was measuring so big and healthy.

  The next morning, I checked myself in while Jon stayed home with Eli. At around 8:30 am I was told that I was dilated to a 4. Dr. Harward did not want to send me home since I had progressed over night and was have mild contractions. He told me that they were going to start me on the Patosin since it could take a few hours for things to start working. I hurried and called my Mom and Jon and told them the news! He also poped my water.  I was so nervous it would hurt! I was numb when they did it with Eli. Turns out it did not hurt one bit, in fact, I hardly felt anything. So much water came out that the nurses and Dr. Harward were all joking about it! I was amazed!! Once the Patosin started the contractions immediately started to come hard and close. I called Jon and told him to get over here as fast as he could. They had just checked me a few minutes after the Patosin had started and I went from a 4 to a 9 in a matter of minutes. These contractions were almost unbearable! Nurses and Dr. Harward kept checking on me to make sure I was okay since the contractions were so strong and only seconds apart. Jon came just in time for me to get the epidural. They had stopped the Patosin so I could get an epidural. By the time the anesthesiologist made it to my room I was already a 10 and you could see little Caden's head. She had me sit up and turn to the side. I could hardly hold it together when a contraction came. She injected me with something very strong to hopefully ease the pain from the contractions and then injected the regular epidural. Each contraction began to feel less and less painful. 

  Moments later, Dr. Harward said it's time to start pushing. By now, I was so drained and completely exhausted that I did not think I had any strength left to push. A nurse and Jon helped hold me up and we began. 20 minutes later Caden had come into the world. It was an amazing feeling to have him stay in the room with us and getting to hold hold him for as long as I wanted immediately afterwards. He was perfect weighing in at 7 pounds 2.4 ounces, 20 inches long at 10:37 am. 

  Grandma Heidi and Aunt Taylee were already driving up and would be arriving around 8 pm. They were so excited to meet him. Tiersha brought Big Brother Eli over shortly.  He was not sure what to think at first but he gave Caden a few kisses and smiled while he looked at him. It was a very special moment. 

  Once Grandma and Taylee arrived we were able to give Caden his first bath. We are so glad Caden is finally here with us!

Mother's Day and Hang Time

What a great holiday to reflect on all that our Mothers have done for us and to just make a special day to show our appreciation.  I love being a part of this holiday and am so blessed with a wonderful husband who made my day so special.  For Mother's Day this year, Eli and I made the Mom's a hand flower arrangement and sent them in the mail to our Mom's.

Jon let me sleep in while he took care of Eli made me my favorite breakfast, French Toast with powdered sugar and sliced strawberries. They came in the room to say Happy Mother's Day and breakfast is ready! When I walked out the door, there was a trail of tiny socks leading me to my breakfast. Jon also wrote across our whole mirror with a bar of soap saying HAPPY MOTHERS DAY. It was a great way to wake up! 

After breakfast, we went to church and I came home to not being allowed to help make dinner, do the dishes or anything that was a chore or not relaxing. Jon did everything!!

A few days later, I got a gift from my parents with a baby boy charm for my charm bracelet! Thank you Mom and Dad! I love it!

Here I am a little past 37 weeks- you can't really tell in the picture but my feet are a little swollen and my hands so I have not been able to wear my wedding ring in a while but was able to find a gold band in the for now.

We took our friends Natalie and McKinsley to Hang Time. We have already been there 3 times but this was their first. Eli is fearless! He loves to throw himself into the foam pits or scoot off this ledge that is about 5 feet high. 

It was empty the day we went so we were able to go everywhere. This is their dodge ball court. Eli and McKinsley had so much fun with all the balls and trying to climb the walls to slide down.

This si the little kids basketball court. Eli know exactly what to do and always yells, "Dad! Dad!" when he gets a ball and stands by the hoop waiting for Jon to pick him up to slam dunk!