Just to scare you a little.....

 Lately, my friends and I have had a lot of conversations about plastic surgery. Mainly because we have all had kids and let's face it, things just aren't where they used to be. Well, I have had a little something done myself. Yep, I had a nose job a few years back. Now, before you call me vain and such, let me explain. I had broken my nose when I was five and then probably one or two times after that. The bones in my nose were completely out of place and one side of my nostril's didn't even function. It was such a health hazard to not be able to breath that even my insurance paid for it. So without further ado, here is the hell that comes with that kind of surgery. They had to break my nose and remove some bones. It was a lovely experience. Um not!!! But it was worth it! I've never posted this before so enjoy. This first pic is right after surgery. It just got worse and worse after that. And, no comments about how skinny my face was. I only weighed 98 lbs at this time in my life. Erik was in Iraq, which made me sick to my stomach and the thought of this surgery made me sick for about a week before so I wasn't eating a whole lot. Ha ha, I will never be that skinny again!

 About a month after surgery!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

We had a great Valentines Day! Over the weekend we went out to dinner at Cafe' Rio and a movie, Just Go With It, with some friends of ours the Goddard's and even though we had Konner with us, it still felt like a night alone with our friends and we loved it. We don't get that very often.  Valentines morning, I woke up to a decorated table with flowers and cinnamon rolls from Great Harvest for breakfast. It was so awesome and Avery loved her valentine too. She calls every valentine she got a "Valentines Day!" So funny. For dinner that night, I too wanted to do something special so I decorated the table and made one of Erik's favorite meals from Red Lobster, Cajun chicken pasta, garlic cheddar biscuits, and salad. I had planned strawberry shortcake for dessert but we were all so full, we couldn't even get to it. I thought my pasta tasted almost exactly like Red Lobsters and the biscuits for sure did. I love my family and these are little ways that I can show them.

 All I can say about this picture is of course. :)

 Me and one of my bestee's Kati.

 Our wonderful men!

 Our cute little Valentine

 Making daddy a Valentines

 My home made candle in the middle.

A pretty yummy dinner that left us too full for dessert.

Fun In Our Family!

Some fun in our family lately has been with our new fire pit. Erik got it for us for Christmas and this was the first time we used it. Our friends the Goddard's came over and we made smores and had hot chocolate and apple cider. I really love having this fire pit and Avery thought it was the coolest thing. Our backyard isn't really finished but this inspires us to get it done!

 I love seeing Avery and Konner together. Of course Konner doesn't seem pleased but it melts my heart!

 Avery was watching cartoons yesterday morning and I came into the living room to find this.

She told me she needed her princess crown to watch her cartoons. She is the funniest, sweetest girl. 

We LOVE her so much!

Avery's tree of life!!!

Erik and I were strolling through baby's r us cause were on a hunt for a toy box for Konner's room, but we didn't have any luck. Instead, Erik stumbled upon this decal. He really liked it and it was his idea to get it for Avery's room. I love that he picked something out for her! He even mentioned that we should call it her tree of life so that she will always be reminded of the gospel. So cute! We then added some butterflies for the grand effect. Her room has been slow coming but that's how my decorating goes, slow. I kind of just wait until I find something I like and slowly things come together. Her room however, is starting to become a little cluttered so after this tree, I think one or two more things and it will be completed.

Little Konner is growing up!

Last week Konner started smiling and interacting with me. I have to say, I love the little newborn but I love this stage too because he is alert, keeps eye contact with me, and coos as though he's trying to tell me something. It is so rewarding as a mother to see my children starting to learn. He is eating once a night and sleeping awesome. He goes right back to sleep after he's eaten and we can put him in his crib wide awake at bed time and he will go right to sleep. He has the sweetest personality and we are having so much fun with him.

Our little man is 2 months old!!!

 Today our little guy is 2 months old. Oh how the time fly's!!! We absolutely love this boy and he has definitely changed our lives for the better! The day he came home it just felt as though our family was becoming more complete. With everything this little guy and I went through, I appreciate him that much more.

Here are some facts about Konner!!

1- He loves, loves, loves to snuggle. He would do it all night long if I let him.

2- He loves to eat but what boy doesn't ;)

3- He's a good sleeper. Unless he's gassy, he eats and goes right back to sleep at night. I can

even put him in his crib awake and he'll go to sleep.

4- He now weighs 11 lbs.

5- He is very strong! His neck and arms and legs amaze me!

6- He has Erik's toes to a T.

7-He's losing his brown hair :(  It's receding and will soon be gone and probably come in blond. 

That's what Avery's did. 

8- He loves the tub. The look on his face cracks me up. He would love to just stay in there.

9- He hates getting out of the tub. He always cries. 

10- He has specific ways he likes to be held and cries if Erik can't master them. 

I guess he just loves mommy!! :)

The goods of 2010!!!

I was just on a friends blog and noticed she had logged her reads for 2010. I liked that idea because one, it helps me to keep track of some of the books I've read and loved and two, it may give you an idea for a book to read if you're looking for one.
These are a trilogy and I just got the third!! Love them! This is an L.D.S. writer and she is great. This trilogy is about world war two. It takes place in Germany. They are fantastic and I learned a lot too.
Traitor- Sandra Grey
Tribunal- Sandra Grey
Trespass- currently reading- Sandra Grey

Altered State- Greg Luke

The Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mocking Jay
Book of Mormon
Joseph Smith teachings

All of these books have been awesome and I may have missed one or two that I've read this year but I seriously loooove reading so if anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear them. I'm sure most of you know about the Hunger Games trilogy but the other trilogy I've been reading, I really like and I would highly recommend them. They are long and full of historical events.

First day of primary!!! "I don't want to be a sunbeam!"

This past Sunday was Avery's first day of primary. When I first told her she was going to Sunbeams, she was so excited but then, I guess she gave it a little more thought and decided she wasn't so thrilled by the idea. On the way to church she kept saying, "I don't want to be a sunbeam!" I thought she would get over it by the time we got to church but no such luck. She cried the whole time. I teach the CTR 6 so I couldn't sit with her but I made sure she saw me sitting in the back. Erik sat with her the whole time, but didn't go to class with her. She didn't like class either. Her teacher had to hold her the whole time. I'm sure she'll get over it cause she's usually not too clingy. I can't wait until she gets involved and I can watch her singing. I'm lucky to be able to see her in there. Here's what we captured before she decided she didn't want to be a sunbeam :)

Christmas!!!!

 Christmas is my favorite time of year and as Avery gets older, it's even more exciting! On Christmas eve we had so much fun making and decorating cookies for Santa. Later that night we went to the gift of lights. With a new baby, it was kind of nice to just be able to drive, look at a ton of Christmas lights, stay warm with the heater all while listening to Christmas music.  For weeks Avery had been talking about Santa so it was nice to finally tell her he was coming that night. She had asked Santa for a doll house and boy did he deliver. I thought this was the cutest doll house and she absolutely loves it!! We had a very merry Christmas at our house!!

 This doll house is awesome! It's four feet tall!

I got this fan for Erik for his desk. It was kind of funny cause it seemed so stupid but he loved it.

 Some one doesn't like his present in his stocking :(

A birthday girl and a trip to see Santa!!

With all the madness going on in our lives, I completely forgot to post Avery's third birthday!! Avery turned three on the tenth of November, just a day before Konner was born. Because I was on bed rest and we were preparing for a very big surgery, we decided to keep her b-day low key. We didn't have a party like I had originally planned but we definitely wanted to make it special for her. We invited one of her friends and we went to Red Robin and had lots of fun! She got a make-up from her friend Bailey and a big girl bike and a princess doll from mommy and daddy. We sure love this girl and are so blessed to have her as our daughter!! Last night, Avery and I went with some friends to see Santa. Avery looooves Santa and can't wait for him to bring her a doll house and some dolls!

 Avery helped her self to the make-up while we weren't looking!