Grrrr!

So, I decided to go to the mall for fun today and when I tried to start the car, it was completely dead...I'm so bummed! I know it's my fault though because I let Tim play in the car yesterday and he left the headlights on, and since it was daylight when he came in, I didn't realize they were on. I turned off the hazard lights and the inside dome light but didn't think to turn off the headlights and as a result, the car is dead and needs a jump start. I'm just bummed about being stuck at home......

Budgeting!

Next month (May) I am going to try my hardest to stay within the budget I have set for my family. I started doing a budget over a year ago and to this day, I have not stayed completely within the budget ever! I love doing my budget but sometimes it makes me sick to think of all of the money we are spending monthly! Well, that is going to change next month and I am going to do it ;) I just need to learn how to say no when something comes up that we really don't need especially when we have spent all of the money allowed in a particular category. Also, it will be a little tricky since we now have a new monthly expense since we just bought life insurance. Also, Justin gets 3 paychecks instead of 2 in May which means extra money. We need to save that money for school though because he is starting in August!

It will help that we are going to get money from the government which we are allowed to spend beyond Justin's paychecks so hopefully we will do it! I will post again at the end of the month to let you all know if we succeeded or not!!!

I'm Bored!

I don't really have anything to blog about but I'm bored and figured I would do a post. Lately I've been watching the Gilmore Girls faithfully and I've been enjoying it. I am even watching it right now. Both of my kids are asleep (yeah!) and Justin will not be home until 9 PM tonight (boo!) Luckily my brother and sisters are planning to come over tonight to eat our taco leftovers from Allison's baby blessing (oh yeah, I could post about that!) There are several cleaning projects I could be doing but instead I am vegging in front of the computer eating nachos, watching TV and just enjoying the nice weather!

I am excited however that Justin has decided that we can spend our government check to boost the economy on outside furniture. We already bought a patio set and swing and we are planning to get a gazebo, a grill and potentially a playground for the kids...it's great! I thought he would want to save our money for his schooling this fall but he has decided to follow what the president wants :) Since he was in the mood to shop on Saturday, I jumped on the idea and we finally got a patio set and swing that we both love, yeah!

Well, enough with the chit chat...I think I will go and download the pictures from Allison's baby blessing and post about that wonderful day :)

This is our patio set:



This is our swing:

Timothy's 2nd Birthday!

Well, Tim has finally made it to the terrible twos and I don't think he is acting terrible yet unless it comes to Allison. It's not like he doesn't like her because he always wants to get her when she is crying and wants to see her a lot. He is however mean to her in many ways such as hitting, kicking, rolling her over, ramming her with toys, standing on her and basically mauling her at every turn. I'm just not sure what to do with him!

On his birthday I took him and Allison to the mall so he could play in the kid play area and then got him a happy meal at McDonald's. Then we had a small party with my sister-in-law Liesl and her kids since they were over for piano lessons at 4:00 PM. I made hot dogs and mac-n-cheese and Liesl brought chips and dip. We ate dinner, opened presents and had cake and ice cream. I was surprised that Tim could blow out his candles! He had a great day and I had a great day spoiling my cute little boy :)

Tim with his new car!


Tim about to blow out his candles


Tim after he blew out his candles


Tim with his cousins Brynn, Ryan and Dan who were over to party

Music from commercials

Lately I have spent a lot of time watching TV since I have a newborn who likes to be held. I have noticed that I like a lot of music from TV commercials and have tried to find them to add to my music playlist. Some of my favorites are:

New Soul by Yael Naim on the new MAC laptop commercial

The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson on the Old Navy sweater commercial

Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie on the Kohl's commercial

There is a song I like that is advertised on a tissue commercial but I haven't found it yet. It is the one where they have everyone share their issues and cry on the couch in the middle of the city. Hmmm, maybe I'll see it again some day.

(Thanks Natalie....the song is called Let It Out by Starrfadu :)

There is also a song on an SUV commercial that I haven't seen for a while and don't know the song yet. It's the one where the girl is looking through the sun roof at the view of the city at night and not paying attention to her friends. It has no words so I'll really have to see the commercial again in order to find out the song. If only I could remember what vehicle they are advertising....ha ha ha!

Anyone else have any other songs on commercial ads they like? If you want to hear these songs, please listen to my playlist below :)

Fun pictures!

Here are some more pictures of Allison and Tim.

This is Allison smiling :)



This is Allison in her red and white strawberry outfit given to her by her Aunt Deanne.



This is a happy Timmy who loves his jammies!



This is Allison in her purple jammies.



This is Tim holding Allison. He asks to hold her every day when she's awake.



This is my happy boy!



This is Tim holding Allie again.



This is Allison ready for church for the first time.

Happy Easter!!

We had a very nice Easter holiday and enjoyed seeing Tim get excited about eggs and candy. On Saturday I took the kids to my parent's for an Easter party where we had lunch, the kids did an egg rolling contest, a peep eating contest, and played in the dirt while the adults played kickball. It was a lot of fun!

On Saturday evening I colored eggs with Tim and then hid them so in the morning he could find them. He had a great time finding the eggs and eating candy. Then we went to church and in the evening we went to Justin's parent's for dinner and had a fun time spending time with his family. A great holiday indeed!

This is Tim in his easter outfit...he was not very excited about having his picture taken.



This is our family easter photo.



This is Tim finding eggs, he had a blast!




This is Tim finding eggs as well.



This is Tim with his loot on the couch.



This is Tim with his eggs and candy.



My family during the peep eating contest.



The kids swinging in the backyard.



Tim and Allie on the couch.



Allie on the couch.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I must admit, last year's St. Patrick's Day was more entertaining than this year especially since it was on a Saturday. In the morning we went bowling with Justin's work and they had a catered yummy breakfast with so much good food to eat. We were able to play as many games as we wanted for 3 hours and it was fun! In the evening I remember leaving Justin and Tim at home and roaming around RC Willey which was also fun. This year we just stayed home although I took Tim on a stroller ride to return dishes and Thank You notes to my neighbors. I didn't go anywhere since my check engine light came on and I did not want to drive any more than necessary. Here are some pictures from last year!

Allison fashion show!

Here are pictures of Allison taken her first week of life.

My birth experience

I thought I would share my birth experience for anyone who wants to read about it. I definitely say induction is the way to go with everything so in control and peaceful! Justin and I sent Tim with my mom on Wednesday night and because we had a free night we went to dinner and then I went to Walmart and watched American Idol. On Thursday morning after a restless sleep, we went to Davis Hospital at 7:30 AM and they had so many inductions show up at the same time we had to wait in the downstairs waiting room for half an hour first. Then we checked in, the doctor came in and broke my water at 8:00 AM and I went on pitocin a half hour later.

The contractions started at 8:50 and did not get bad for a few hours and when they did I got the epidural and I was so relaxed. Justin and I watched The Incredibles while waiting and then it was time to push. I only pushed 3 times and the baby was out....less than 10 minutes! She was born at 1:48 so I was only having labor contractions for 5 hours. I did have a little episiotomy but overall I feel like things went well. What an easy labor and delivery!!