Family Pictures

This past week we went and got took family pictures:

Our Family

The Grandkids: Caitlyn, Dylan, Tyson

Collage of all the Family: Grandma Polly, Jill, Joel, Clif, Shelly, Tyson, Dylan, and Caitlyn.

$200 Flat Iron Giveaway

Just to let you know that A Story of a Princess and her Hair is giving away a Flat Iron! Go check it out: http://hairandshare.blogspot.com/

Taking a Risk

So many of you know that I like sewing. When I posted my sewing projects on here, I had several people ask me to purchase some bags. I have sold 8 through my sister-in-law. I have opened my own blogspot since etsy was not working. So let the fun begin:

www.shellybellycreations.blogspot.com

Caitlyn's First Hair Cut

Caitlyn's hair was growing uneven, so I decided to give it a trim. She had this long part(kind of a strip) going from the topof her head to the base of the neck. So I decided to trim it to look more full, and even. I asked her today how she wanted her hair and she told me like Snow White. So her hair is done like Snow White's

New Sewing Passion

So... One of my friends from our ward makes these bags and she loves making them. I thought I would ask her to teach me how to make them. She ended up giving me the pattern and they were so easy. Here is the first one I made and I plan on making more.
This is the second one she gave the pattern for. This purse is so cute!

My Mother-in-law loved the bags/purses that I was doing and suggested that I talk to my sister-in-law about selling them to her students that are going to France this summer. Jill told me that she told her students to get a bag with a flap and zipper. She told me if I could make it happen, then she would sell them to her students. So this is what I came up with and these are the patterns I am selling them in.

If anyone wants one made, Let me know.

Pappa's girl

The other day Clif went on a field trip to a construction site and the let him keep the hard hat. Caitlyn decided that she needed to wear it.

Easter EGGstravaganza

Our family had a great Easter Weekend! We started out with a Ward Easter Picnic/ Easter Hunt. The kids had a good time finding eggs and visiting with friends.
On Saturday, we went to Oklahoma for a picnic and easter fun. Grandma Polly, Uncle Joel, Aunt Jill, and cousin Tyson came with us. We ate lunch and played down by the lake and played with silly string and confetti eggs. Caitlyn really didn't know what to think of the silly string.


We ended the weekend with the best day ever, Easter Sunday! I love my kids!

Camping at Lake Murray Oklahoma

This past week was Spring Break for Clif. Our ward decided to have a camping activity planned for the last part of spring break. We went to Lake Murray in Oklahoma. This was Caitlyn's first time Camping and Dylan's second. Both of them did really well. Camping in Oklahoma was different than what I am used to. You can see in some of the pictures the scenery is really different than the western states. I really liked not having a lot of bugs or mosquitoes.
I have to say that I am really proud of myself. We went on a walk and on the way back Caitlyn got tired and wanted to sleep. So I carried her all 1.2 miles back to the campground. I definitely got my exercise that day.

Scrapbooking

So today I was scrapbooking Dylan's scrapbook, and I decided that I needed some new ideas. I thought about my favorites and thought of two things. One is my crop-a-dile and the other is my favorite website.

The Crop-a-dile is my favorite because you can punch holes easily for brads and eyelets. Also it compresses the eyelets so you don't have to use a hammer and other tools.

My favorite website is http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/ . They have everything you can imagine. They have weddings, sports, military, travel, holiday and more.

So I was thinking that anyone who scrapbooks and reads this, I want to know your favorite tool and you favorite scrapbook website.

I Love....

I thought I would post about what I love about my Family.

I love that Caitlyn can be a girly girl and the next minute she is total tomboy.
I love when Caitlyn comes and cuddles with me. She hardly ever want to cuddle.
I love Caitlyn's expressions.
I love that Caitlyn is so independent.
I love how Caitlyn dances.


I love that Dylan is smart beyond his age.
I love that Dylan asks me if I am his"Big Girl".
I love that Dylan tells me he loves me without telling him first.
I love Dylan perception on things.
I love Dylan's passion for music and how he can remember where he hears the song.
I love that Dylan is all boy.

I love that Clif knows me more than I know myself sometimes.
I love that Clif likes to cuddle in bed.
I love that Clif likes to hold hands in public.
I love that Clif likes to do the things thatI do.
I love that Clif encourages me to do the things that make me happy.

But, most of all I love my whole family!

I Love My Hubby!

It is not all that often that I get roses from Clif. Yesterday, he came home from school a little bit late and Voila Roses! I Love you Clifton!

Photos

So.... I was gettting a lot of hits on my blankets on etsy, but no one is buying. I gave one of my blankets away at a baby shower and one of the gals there said my pictures don't do them justice. I thought so too. I have never done anything like etsy before and everyones pictures look so professional. So Heather volunteered to help me out and give me a little advice on picture taking.
I want to Thank Heather for helping me out. It was such a simple thing, but it means the world to me!
If you would like to see the improvements, go to http://shellybellycreation.etsy.com

Happy Anniversary!

So, Saturday January 31, 2009 was our 5th anniversary. I was going to post this on Saturday, but you know how it goes. I can't believe that I have been married for five years. Time just flies by and each day brings something new. I want to take this time and take ten things that have happened in our marriage.

1. After being married for 3 weeks, Clif deployed to Iraq for 7 months.
2. Four months after Clif returned from Iraq, we recieved the news that we were expecting a little boy, Dylan. August 16, 2005
3. May 2006, Clif deploys to Kuwait for 4 months.
4. We move from Edwards Air Force Base to San Diego CA.
5. April 22, 2007 Caitlyn is born a month early
6. One month later we move to Frisco, TX so that Clif can attend school.
7. Dylan is 3 now.
8. Caitlyn will be 2 in April.
9. We will be moving to Provo in the Fall so that Clif can finish his degree in Civil Engineering.
10. I still love my husband the same way I did on our wedding day. I love you Clif!

I want to thank Clif for being a wonderful husband and father. He is always taking care of me and making sure that I am ok. In the five years that we have been married, he has figured out how to read me and knows me in and out. He is a wonderful father who loves his children and they love him too. Happy Anniversary Clif!

Catching up

I have been meaning to post a blog for Christmas, but I have had a busy New Year. We ended up going to Arizona for Christmas. It was half way for my parents and half way for us. We stayed at my sister's house. Which I think I needed to be around my family for a while. It was great to see my siblings and get to spend time with them. My sister's husband thought we were all weird because we were so loving towards each other.

Caitlyn had a blast this Christmas. She got the hang of unwrapping presents. Her facial expressions were the best. She got dress-up clothes, an Ariel doll, a baby with a stroller, car seat, and cradle along with clothes. Caitlyn's favorite person is Uncle Brent. The whole time we were there she would rather go to him than her own mom. Every time she was cranky or tired, we would giver her to Uncle Brent and she would lay down on his shoulder and go to sleep.

Dylan knew the routine very well this year. He got Army BDU's, Clone trooper outfit, Light Saber, VMotion, and clothes. Dylan got to play with all the cousins his age. Ther are 4 boys that are around the same age as him. Poor Caitlyn was the only girl her age until Thailia came along.

While we were in Arizona we went to Old Tuscon, The Tuscon Zoo, and The Sonora Desert Museum. Caitlyn loved the Corn on The Cob and Dylan wanted pictures with the actors.