Brooklyn's Messy Room Book!

I got this book in a book pack from the book order. I can't believe how well this book relates to Brooklyn...It fits Brooklyn Perfectly...Too Perfectly!

This is the book..

I like my room messy.
It's my room. So there!
I like paint on my table.
I like socks on my chair.
I like books on my bed.
I like toys on my floor.
I like shirts on my dresser.
I like shoes in my drawer.
I like my room messy.
I like it a lot. I like it! I like it!
But Mommy does not!

That is our Brooklyn!!!!

Well all except for the paint...I would never let her have paint in her room! I would replace that will PAPERS on her table! She always has school papers/projects or just random papers that she writes on or cuts out in her room. I usually throw away a garbage bag full of papers when I clean her room. And I would add that socks get left ALL over the house and not just in her room.

Her room is always messy...but we still love her!

Our Sacramento Getaway...

I wanted to plan an overnight trip with Eric before the baby came. So after a month of planning...we finally went on November 5th. It was a surprise to Eric..I told him the night before. It was hard to keep it a secret since he was planning on fixing our van that weekend. But he was excited once I told him. Eric worked a half day and then we headed to Sacramento. We checked into our hotel and then did a little shopping before dinner. We went to Applebee's for dinner. And then headed over to see a Comedy Sportz show. We use to go in Utah so I was excited to find one in Sac. It was fun...it could have been funnier..but we enjoyed ourselves. Saturday we had a great free breakfast at the hotel and then headed to the temple for a session. It was a busy day at the temple. It was nice to go to the temple...it might be awhile before we get there again with the new baby.

Me...Prego at 37 1/2 weeks.

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After the temple...we went to the factory outlets near the temple. We did a little Christmas shopping, Inn & Out for Lunch, went to the movies and saw "Life as we know it." (It was a good movie...but a little slow.)

Then off to Costco...can't go to the city without stopping at Costco!

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Then we drove home!

It was a nice relaxing, layed back weekend.

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BIG Thanks to Michelle and SuSu & Val for taking the kids so we could have some time together! I think the kids had just as much fun as we did!

39 Weeks...1 weeek to go!

Today I am officially 39 weeks prego! Brooklyn and Easton both came 5 days early...please baby come early! I haven't felt much happening besides some braxton hicks(hard tense stomach). It is hard to sleep...he likes to kick my ribs at night. I think I will start to do some walking this week! Maybe I can get something to start...

I have been working on getting my To-Do List Done before the baby comes. So far...

1. Brooklyn blanket sewed together! Done... just need to still cut.
2. Christmas gifts made and wrapped for family members...Done and Done!
3. Baby Clothes, swing, bouncer, carseat, bassinet all washed and ready...Done, done, done!
4. Christmas bought for the kids...Done! Thanks to eBay and other online websites!
5. Storage Room cleaned out and yard sale! Done!!!!
6. Temple Trip..Done!
7. Transferring all our MiniDV home Videos to DVD...DONE! I transferred almost 40 tapes to DVD...it was very time consuming but fun to watch the kiddos when they were young! (A little advice...don't ever watch labor videos before you have a baby...I am alittle scared now!)
8. Clean, Clean, Clean the house...Still have to work on this. Today hopefully!
9. Overnight trip with Eric to spend time together! Done...Thanks to SuSu and Val!
10. Get a pedicure...Not done...maybe tomorrow!

Eric's has been VERY busy installing a wood stove in our house...it has become a bigger project than expected...I guess that is how life goes. At least we will have a warm house for the new baby! And Eric has been busy replacing the transmission in our van for the second time. Caravans are not easy to work on...I feel bad for him. He has been working, working and working...usually from 6am till 10pm! And to top it off he has been helping me clean my job because it is too hard to clean for 2-3 hours straight. So I do some and he then he finishes. Hopefully life will slow down a bit when the baby comes...so he can enjoy the baby too!

Soccer ended on Saturday...one less thing to do each week. The kids had a great season. Brooklyn loved being goalie. Easton loved defending his goal as well but also loved to make goals.

Stay tuned...hopefully the next post will be pictures of our new little boy!

Halloween Fun!

Costume Parade!!!

The School Halloween Parade is always a big hit. All the classes walk around the school and playground to show off their costumes. The rain was a little iffy this year...but it all worked out perfectly!

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Spiderman (Easton) leading the parade with his class!
Candycorn Witch (Brooklyn) walking with her class!
My delicious Candycorn!

This is Brooklyn's 2nd Grade Class all dressed up!

After the parade both classes had a little Halloween Party...lots of yummy food!

Ward Halloween Party!

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The Kids Pie Eating Contest!

Brooklyn's hair kept getting in the way...she had fun though!

Go Spiderman! Suck up that pie!!!!

Easton and his friend, Avery before going to school!

Pregnant M&M!

Brooklyn wanted a picture with all her candy...they both got plenty! Too Much...which also means Mommy is eating too much too! I have a bad sweet tooth! Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Patch Fun!

Last week Easton and Brooklyn both had field trips to the high school pumpkin patch. Brooklyn went on Monday and Easton went on Thursday. I was able to go with Easton's class. I wish I had a few pictures of Brooklyn's too...maybe I can round some up.

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We had a lot of rain this week...but we were very lucky and it wasn't too wet and only drizzled a little bit. The kids loved all the activities the high school kids had for them.

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Easton picked out his pumpkin first thing...He got one good looking pumpkin!

The petting area...Easton with the "bull" (not anymore)
Easton and Jullian with the goats.

Easton riding the "Bull!" All the kids loved this!

Roping the Bull...Easton always enjoys this one!

And of course, Face Painting. Easton and his spider!

Riding horses!

The high schoolers also had a haunted barn. Easton didn't even get scared but loved it. He even kicked the werewolf because he grabbed him.

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It was a fun day at the pumpkin patch!!!!

Pumpkin Cake!

I saw this cute cake idea on Regis and Kelly and thought it would be easy to make! So I looked it up on Family Fun and made it for our Ward Halloween Party last Friday Night. This was the first time I have made a cake from scratch, I think. It turned out so yummy! It had cream cheese frosting and spice pumpkin cake inside. It tasted just like a pumpkin roll...which I love!
I had fun decorating the cake...probably a little too much fun...but hey I don't decorate very often!

At the party...My Cake one the Decorating Prize! Only a few pieces were eaten...maybe they thought it was too cute to eat. jk I won a great prize...homemade Almond Roca. So yummy!

It was fun to make and fun to eat...I ate way to much of it though!

Brooklyn's Quilt!

Almost 1 1/2 years ago, I saw these adorable Rag Quilts at my Aunt Susan's house. My Aunt Susan said they were so easy to make...so I decided to make one for Brooklyn's bed. I spent the next month buying all the different pink fabrics that would coordinate. I never knew there were so many different shades of pink and they don't all look good together. I really was happy with the fabrics I picked.

The fabrics then sat in my office for months! When my mother-in-law came this spring, we cut out most of the fabric squares. We cut out a total of 612 pieces with the inside batting pieces. I was excited to actually start the quilt.

Then all the squares sat in my office for another 6 months because our sewing machine had a few pieces missing. I finally took it in to get repaired and tuned up last month! Finally I could start sewing the quilt.

Sewing Step 1: Easy...sew an "X" on each square to hold the front, back and middle pieces together. Sounds easy...well not for me! I guess I didn't get my mom's sewing gift. I could sew one line fine but then the next line which completed the "X" would bunch up and pleat. And my fabric would slip and wouldn't stay lined up...oh I was frustrated. I spent so much money on the fabric...I just didn't want to ruin the quilt. After many phone calls to my mom (which was hard for her to help because she hasn't made one of these quilts before either)...my sister-in-law Amanda told me that her quilt did the same thing and that it would look fine once it was done. What a relief! So I kept going and going until all the squares were "Xed."

All done with the "X!"
Step #2- Select the pattern. This was fun...kind of. It took awhile and few switching around to finally get the pattern to work out. I had to cut out one row...but I am glad it finally worked out!

Sewing Step #3- Sew each row together in strips. This part wasn't bad at all. No problems!

Sewing Step 4: Now stitch the strips together and make the quilt. Everything lined up nicely and I was happy with the result!

Front Side!

Back Side!

(Eric likes this side better! He told me he doesn't like the "rag" look...I said too bad!)

I am so proud of myself...the lines actually line up pretty well...not bad for my first quilt!

Step 5: CUT, CUT, CUT! Ok I haven't really started this process yet...it will take time. This quilt is really big...which means lots and lots of cuts. I think I will take my time and leave some for my mom when she comes!

I can't wait to see the finished product on Brooklyn's Bed! Pictures to come...hopefully it won't be too long before it is all done!

My goal was to get it sewed together before the baby comes...and I did it!

I told Brooklyn that maybe I would keep it for myself since it was sooo cute...she said no way...she loves it!