Sunday, March 17, 2013

When the Bathtub Glows


We had had a very busy day. We ran errands. Dealt with teething woes. Handled meltdowns. It was nearing time for bath and bed, and I wanted to make it special for a grumpy little man.
As the time was nearing closer and closer, I was finishing a project of organizing one of his toy bins, to discover the glow sticks I had placed in there were untouched.
Game on. 
Snapped them to glow and tossed them in the tub and turned out the lights. Little man couldn't get in the water fast enough. He LOVED it. 


Daddy and mommy played with the sticks too- making it fun for all of us while little dude got to play, enjoy a bath, and have a happy end to a grumpy day. 

 

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Date Night: Heathen Highlanders and SWAGGER

My father in law has the coolest job ever, and every now and then we get to benefit from it, like by attending concerts for free, or getting to go to cool events. My husband has been able to go to the high speed motorcycle races, we've gone to charity auctions, and many bar events, and now, a concert. Its pretty freaking sweet.

Here are some photos from that night - and even better, Bubba and I got to have a date night!


Enjoying the live music!


Swagger, warming up. They were AMAZING. If you like Johnny Cash, Dropkick Murphy's, and traditional Scottish music, you'll LOVE these guys. Ring of Fire played with Bagpipes? Yeah, it was pretty freaking bad-ass. 


The drummer is Justin, a dear friend of ours. He plays with Heathen Highlanders. These guys are FUN. Not only are they super talented in traditional/competition pipe and drum music, but they throw pirate flags on their pipes and play heavy metal and rock music with their pipes and drums. Love them. If you live in Salt Lake, go to Piper Down, you'll see them there all the time!


The highlight of my sister-in-laws night with us, was seeing who we supposed was a pimp. After talking to my friends that came also, we discovered he's not a pimp, but he thinks he's one. This guy goes to bars all the time and hits on the hot chicks, and is basically the dirtiest old man we've ever seen. 

All in all it was a blast, we had a great time, listened to fantastic music and enjoyed the evening! A BIG thanks to my father-in-law for letting us come out and join him!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Not too shabby, Shabby Apple!

Lets be honest here. We are all in love with the products Shabby Apple comes out with.

Like their line Ferris Wheel. I'm in love. 

Or Aquamaids. So beautiful. 

Now that I've bombarded you with beautiful pictures, I have to tell you, they're having a buy one get one 50% off sale! Click on THIS LINK to find out more, and to ooh and ahh over more dresses!
P.s. If you buy something, let me know! I'd love to see what you decided to get!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

GLOP


My sister-in-law Amanda, gave me this recipe. I remember her telling me it was one of her sons favorites, and that it was ridiculously easy to make. Since then (and its been awhile!) I've been wanting to try it! Why not on a busy night? 

What you'll need:
1 box Mac'N'Cheese
1 lb ground beef
1/2 can corn
1/2 can tomatoes (died, petite)
1 can mild chili

In a skillet, prep your ground beef. Add season salt for taste. In a large pot, begin your mac'n'cheese according to the box. Once cooked, drained, and with the cheese packet, milk, and butter added, turn to low heat.
Add Chili, corn and tomatoes, stir well. Once ground beef is cooked, add that too. 

Yeah. Just that easy. 


Enjoy!

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Liebster Award!

Lacie, from The Danielsons, being the sweetheart she is, nominated me for my FIRST blog award! Lacie,  thank you SO MUCH. You have no idea how excited I am! 

Leibster, (Leibste) meaning kindest, dearest, beloved, cute, endearing in German.The Liebster award is a blogger-to-blogger peer award, used to highlight up-and-coming, smaller, lesser known blogs that have less than 200 followers. This award is one you accept with the intention of paying it forward. 

 So, here are the guidelines for the award1. You must post 11 random things about yourself.2. Answer the questions that the nominator set for you.3. Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.4. Choose 11 new blogs you love and link them in your post.5. Please leave me a comment on this post with the URL to your Liebster post so I can learn more about you!

My 11 Questions for the  to answer:
1. how did you and your spouse meet? Bubba and I actually met my Senior year of high school through a mutual friend. We hung out once or twice that year, and he even attended my graduation. The November after I graduated we agreed we would visit mutual said friend in college in Arizona, and would road trip together. That's where we really got to know each other and started to fall in love. 
2. how many children do you currently have? One. And boy, do we love that little one!
3. do you wish you had more or less children? Honestly, that is a discussion we've had lately. We love our little dude tons, and we'd always discussed having more kids, but we just aren't ready yet. This topic comes up every time a friend with a child our childs age (or younger) announces their second or third child. We want more, but aren't ready yet. 
4. describe what life was like for you growing up? Busy, but in the best possible way. We kept busy and kept out of trouble. We worked hard, played harder. It was very family oriented. 
5. what is your dream house & where would it be located? My dream house is a place we can call home. Where I can put nails in the walls and paint them. Where I can have the floors I want, and not worry about moving in a few years.
6. what is your most embarrassing moment? Any time I need to be serious, I seriously cannot. So I giggle at funerals, doctors appointments, etc. I burst out laughing when a doctor called time of death once- and THAT'S the worst part- having to explain its a nervous thing.
7. what is the most memorable song in your life & why? (ie..wedding song) Drift off to Dream by Travis Tritt. When Bubba and I were dating, I LOVED this song. It came on the Ipod one night, and he pulled the car over and rolled the windows down to blast the music and dance with me. I will never forget it!
8. what is your favorite dessert? My mother-in-laws better than sex cake. Followed very closely by TGI Fridays cup-o-dirt.
9. if you had to pick one thing about parenting that you feel is the most important what would it be? Actually PLAYING with your kids. I sometimes get annoyed at other moms that are always on their phones, or worse, blatantly ignoring their kids. I love to get on the floor and play with little man, chase him, and create memories. 
10. how long have you been blogging & why did you start? I actually was a medi-blogger from 2008-2010, blogging a very Grey's Anatomy style-esque blog about life, thoughts about the healthcare field and the like. It was very successful, but I decided to give it up to focus on the more important things in my life, like my family, school, spouse, and personal likes. 
11. what is your favorite recipe? I don't have a favorite... but I do have a million that I really like. 

My Nominees are....
*drumroll please*

Kelsey @ Stories of Kel

My Questions for YOU are:
1. If you could do any career for the rest of your life, no limits or restrictions, what would it be?
2. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
3. Tell me about your strangest relative.
4. What is the one thing you cannot live without?
5. What is one store you will never leave empty-handed?
6. What is the one thing you want, but will never actually go and buy?
7. What is your favorite thing about your spouse/significant other?
8. What drives you the most insane during the day?
9. What is your favorite quote/talk/phrase/scripture/etc?
10. Blogger confession time- tell me something super-bloggy, and normally embarrassing, that you've done for the sake of blogging. 
11. What is the average flight speed of an unladen swallow? 


Mani Monday: St. Patrick's Nails





I don't get to really dress up much.
My uniform at work is all black scrubs. My uniform for school is jeans, a tee and a "mommy blogger bun" as my family has come to call it. My uniform for church is a pretty consistent tee and a skirt. I'm the most boring dressed person ever. 
That being said. I love to dress up my nails. And with the holiday coming, I couldn't wait to dress them up! I can actually get away with this mani at work too!

Green Polish: ICE:Free Spirit (Walmart, $1.25)
Gold Polish: Nailtini: Millionaire ( Retails: $13.00/ Mine came from a GlamBag)

Sunday, March 10, 2013

This is why we can't have nice pictures!


I'm sure any mom can understand where I'm coming from here when I say my only excuse for not having more photos lately of the family is because I have a toddler. 

If the camera comes out he goes for it. 
And then it becomes a race to capture those moments. 
And usually, I lose that race.


Thats not to say those moments aren't happening.
They are.


Little dude wearing Daddy's tee shirt. He put it on himself and it quickly turned into a toga. That particular morning was full of giggles because Daddy and Brayden were both feeling hammy.

Follow me on Instagram for more photos. I'll be posting more often now that I have a camera with a phone that works.