Mommy's little helper!

The other day I was getting ready to feed Peyton and Emmalee begged me to let her feed him. She held him like a pro and fed him the whole bottle!!









She has been such a great helper lately. She helps me bathe him and pick jamies out and put lotion on him. Today she actually asked me if she could help change his diaper,lol. I let her fasten the tabs and she was so proud of herself! I catch her kissing him and all kinds of cute stuff like that. I get the feeling Peyton and being a big sister is growing on her!

Here are a few pics of my stinkers. I realize there are none of Dawson lately and I feel so bad. Summer is coming and I will have LOTS of him then!









Emmalee can be such a goof!!













Here is Dawson playing with Peyton. He was putting on a puppet show, lol!



Today was such a busy day! I chaperoned Dawson's field trip to the Stuffington Bear factory. It was so fun. They got to stuff and dress teddy bears. I even made one for Emmalee!! I out fairy wings on it! She was so excited. Dawson really enjoyed it.

I met his "girlfriend". Her name is Emily and Dawson is crazy about her. How can he be old enough to have a crush???? Makes me wanna cry. I also met all his friends I hear about all the time. I forgot my camera, grrr. So I took pics on my camera phone and hopefully I can get it off and on here someday, lol.

This weekend was crazy! Mike went hunting and so it was 3 kids against me, lol. It was crazy, but I got thru it and Mike owes me!! A girls night or afternoon out with some friends sounds good to me. I really wish I could take a trip to Utah and visit friends, that would rock. But how can a mom be gone too long??? A mom's work is seriously never done is it??

well that is all for now. I just caught up on weekend chores and my blog, so maybe I need to get some sleep before Peyton wakes up at 5 am!

Being a Mom is such a blessing!

I just love my new baby! I hope no one gets sick of me saying that. Peyton has just made me the happiest I have been in a long time. His sweet smile and laugh just uplift my heart. He is so sweet and easy and so fun!!! I feel so blessed to have his sweet little spirit in my home. I love #3 because I know what I am doing now and Mike isn't working 2 jobs anymore so it has been a much easier, low stress baby time. I love rocking him to sleep and singing to him.I love Dawson and Emmalee and seeing them mature. I love how eager they are to help with their baby brother and how protective they are of him. I love how much they love Peyton and I love when Peyton looks over at them and smiles and laughs.I love how smart Dawson is. I am so impressed with how well he is doing in school. He is learning at a first grade level and doing first grade schoolwork. He is so cute when he tells jokes. He has the kindest heart and would never intentionally hurt anyone.I love how confident and outgoing Emmalee is. She loves making friends. We were at walmart today and the family infront of us had a girl Emm's age. She went right up to her and introduced herself and talked with her. Then she came to me and said "Mommy I made a new girlfriend!". I love how she loves to play tea party and dress-up. My most favorite thing is how much she loves reading books with me.Being a Mommy isn't always easy, but the blessings definetly outweigh the hard times!What do You love about your kids and being a mommy??

Hobbies

I have been bitten by the crafting bug quite a bit lately. I have been making jewelry for a few years, but now I found a new love...sewing. I am not very good yet, but it is so fun! A few friends from my ward and I get together a few times a month to sew. It is a lot of fun. I have made 3 quilts and quite a few burp rags. They are so homeade, complete w/ crooked stitches, but I am very proud and the kids love their quilts so that is all that matters.

Emmalee's, Cinderella ofcourse!


Here is Peyton Modeling his! Please ignore his big spit up spot, lol.



Dawson wanted spiderman!



I also made some burp rags and have quite a few more to make!




I have been making more jewelry designs now too.

Here are a few neclaces!









Here are my new mommy bracelets. I a hoping to make a 3 strand mommy bracelet too!













Here is one I made for a customer last night (well I made a replica of this, but I already packed i to mail) I like it and I am thinking of making my 3 strand like this!:





I love making things. I used to be horrible at making things, but lately I have found some patience for it lol!

not sure why my pics show up weird, I will fix it later.

Oh I forgot!!

It has been 2 weeks since I started the weigh watchers meetings again and I have lost 9 lbs!! So I have lost 30 since having Peyton. I have a loooong ways to go but it does feel good. With that said I have had a rough 2 days. I gave in to a few things and I didn't track my food. So I will start a new week tomorrow. I know 2 bad days will not mess my diet up. I am trying not to beat myself up and just start fresh tomorrow.

Mike got a new calling as Assistant Scout Leader at church. He is so cute about it. He told me now he has to get into shape, lol./ So next week after his back feels better (the old man pulled it lol) then we are gonna walk 3x a week and do weights together 3x a week. He is also so excited about the hikes and campouts. He also wants all this equipment we can't afford, lol. Like a GPS system and camping gear. I am happy he is happy though.

This morning was interesting, I was on my way to my friends house to work out. I slaughtered my toe while I was looking for my exercise ball. It bled like crazy too! I thought I had my keys and so the kids and I went out.

I open the van and reach in my purse for my keys....You guessed it NO FREAKIN" KEYS! So I called my brother and they lost our spare grrrr. I called Mike and he came home, but he works an hour away so we waited for an hour outside. Emmalee ran around the yard and had a blast. I was productive and cleaned out my van, lol. I had to do something. Peyton napped most of the time. He never fussed the whole time we were out.

The bright side is Mike is home for the rest of the day. He has stayed an hour later everyday this week so it was no biggie. He is salary so we wouldn't have gotten the extra money anyways. His boss just likes him to work 40 hours each week. When we got home the keys were on my bed.

Look what I get to wake up to every morning!!

Aren't you jealous??!!

Okay so he does wake up crying, but then when he sees me he gets the biggest smile ever! He is the happiest baby ever. It doesn't take much to fall in love with him. He also has the cutest Woody Woodpecker laugh ever! I am having the best time having another baby.