My hubby, my hero!!

This is my tribute to Erik. I'm sure most of you know, my husband served in the Iraqi war for a total of two years. Six months of it we were engaged, and a year and half of it, we were married. I lived alone while he fought for our freedom. He supported the war and felt it was right to do what he could to protect what others have died to give us, freedom. You never realize how large of a sacrifice it is until someone you love is risking their life. Because Erik was constantly in harms way, I will never look at the fourth of July the same. It will always be dear to me and when the fireworks are streaming throughout the sky, so will the tears from my eyes. Freedom is not free! Many lives have been lost and continue to be lost for us to be able to do what ever the heck we want on a daily basis. My husband will always be our families hero. He is the best husband, father, and friend. I love him so much and can't picture my life without him. I thank heavenly father every day that he made it home safely. I love you so much honey! You are my hero!!

FoR fUn AnD fOr SaLe!!

My friend Nicole and I get kind of bored so we made some tutu's and just had so much fun making them we decided to possibly sell them. If anyone wants one, we can make them in any color and any size. Also, we've been making bows, head bands, and clips. They're so fun and cute. We especially love the curly ones. We like to say they look like little fire crackers. The white head band with the red, white and blue curlies is what they look like. Those can be done in clips and look super cute with pig tales. We didn't plan for this little venture but had so much fun with this new found hobby, we thought why not share it if we can. Please let us know if any one would like to purchase anything. This is a few things we have done. It's hard to tell but the tutu's look way better in person. They are super puffy and dang cute!!

Life in Las Vegas Update!!

A few people have been asking me how life is in Las Vegas. Our last post, wasn't too positive. So, I thought I'd better give an update. We are doing really well. We're getting excited for our house to be built which is supposed to be done in September! Hmm, we'll see. They haven't even started, but they claim that when they do, it only takes 90 days. So, my thoughts are they better hurry! We've drove by our lot and they are conditioning the ground and getting ready to dig. We are really looking forward to having a house again. Plus, we love the stuff we've picked out for it. Apartments are kind of rough! Lets just say I can hear our neighbors going pee! EEEWWW!! I do love having the pool though! That is so nice when it's a hundred plus degrees outside. Erik is getting so excited to go to dental school. He still has a little ways to go but he attended this dental thing this past weekend. He got to drill, fill cavities and all sorts of stuff. He absolutely loved it. That makes being here worth while. If he is going to love being a dentist, than I know its worth it for a few years. The shopping is awesome here and I have two great friends that live close, Nicole and Shauni. Our ward is great. It's a really young ward, with lots and lots of kids. Because both of us have family in St. George, we find ourselves there often. I love it though because it still just feels like home. Things are going great for us. Avery is growing like a weed, Erik is working his fanny off, and I am dabbling in some fun things. Life is pretty good!

Oh so sweet!!

Avery has this cute little glow worm. It sleeps with her every night and at all naps. We take it every where with us! Yesterday while she was napping, I went to check on her and this is what I found. She always snuggles up to it. I wish she would snuggle me that way!
Check out the new toy! She loves it!

Fun and frilly!!

My friend Nicole and I started making tutu's for the heck of it. You know us stay at home moms, we get board and try to get crafty. They are super fun and dang cute!! I made this one for Avery, and it was almost like she knew it was dress up and picture time. She totally got into it. She was smiling for the camera. We had a blast. I love my little princess!!

Bumper pad madness!!

We all know that bumper pads in the crib are dang cute and they seem like a must! However, Avery has become quite the crazy sleeper. She's everywhere!! Erik and I are so nervous she is going to suffocate in those dang bumpers because she gets her face right in them. I check on her at least once a night. Last night I got up at three am, went and checked on her and she was kind of stirring a little. I found her grabbing onto to the bumper, pulling it down over her face, trying to get it in her mouth and all the while, she's still asleep!! I moved her back to the middle of the crib and went back to bed. I couldn't sleep so I checked on her again. Low and behold she was at it again, trying to get the bumper pad into her mouth. We normally don't feed her at night, but something told me she might be hungry. So here I am at three thirty feeding her. I put her back to sleep and she does it again. I was so bugged, Erik and I ripped them out. She was mad and threw a fit. We thought we would let her cry it out for a bit. We must have been so tired cause neither of us know when or if she stopped crying. Erik woke to her screaming at five thirty. He went and got her, came barging through our bedroom door, screaming, "She is having an allergic reaction!" I jumped out of bed to find her eyes and lips completely swollen. Erik ran to the nearest pharmacy for benadryl. Crying usually doesn't make her lips swell so I checked her body for any bug bites and nothing. By the time Erik got home, the swelling had already gone down quite a bit. We are so confused as to what happened. We're thinking maybe she was sucking on the crib and the paint caused a reaction. Who the heck knows. I guess I'll never take those dang bumper pads out again.