Ethan "Singing"

I took this video today of Ethan "singing" the primary song "I Am A Child of God". It was so cute. I just had to share. He only made it about half way through the song but this was take number five so I don't blame him.

Brotherly Love...

Better Late Than Never

We had a baby...almost four months ago. Three months, two weeks, and three days, to be exact. I am almost embarrassed to post this because it is so late, but here is Cameron's long awaited birth announcement!

So, in case anyone didn't know, we had a baby boy on May 27, 2010 :)

Party Decor

Okay, I knew I loved graphic design and interior design but this week I have found another new hobby that I am just in love with! I love designing party tables. I hosted a book club this week and I had so much fun putting together the dessert table. I may have went a little over the top but I had a blast doing it! So fun!

Cupcakes

I ran out of time on the cupackes...clearly my next skill set I need to develop is cake decorating :)

Center pieces

More center pieces

The final product

Party favors

Bookmarks for the party favor bags

PS: I got everything from the Dollar Tree or at the dollar section of Target except for the napkins, the "cupcake holder" and the cupcake cups. My cupcake holder is my kitchen spice rack. I wrapped croquet balls with crepe paper for the large glass vases. The rose center pieces I also made out of crepe paper and I stole the idea from House of Smith's. I found a bag of ball forms at the dollar store for the rose center pieces! I spent $3 for the supplies to make 13 book marks and I found all of the supplies for them in the dollar section of Target. Cute but cheap...that is my moto.

Mopping

Ethan has become a little helper lately. He loves to help me sweep and mop. Here is a video from last Saturday. Now all I have to do is teach Ethan to do dishes, laundry, and to clean toilets and I will be set!

Cameron's Blessing

Cameron was blessed on August 1st. His blessing day was very special. My mom, dad and my little sister, Jennifer, came from out of town for the blessing. Jared's mom, stepdad and Jared's little brother, Jacob, also came from out of town to be there. Thank you to all of our family and friends for being at Cameron's blessing. It meant a great deal to us. It was a very special day!

Jared gave Cameron a very special blessing. I felt, and still feel, an overwhelming sense of gratitude to my Father in Heaven that I was sent such a sweet, beautiful little boy. Two sweet little boys actually. I also feel an enormous sense of responsibility that I have been entrusted to raise and teach my two boys all about their Father in Heaven and help them find their way back to Him. It is truly humbling to be a mother. I am so thankful that I have my wonderful husband as a partner and best friend to share this great responsibility with. I couldn't do it without Jared or without the guidance of the Lord.

Here are a couple of pictures of my sweet Cameron in his blessing outfit. Mommy and Daddy love you more than we could ever express!

Waffles

I made waffles for lunch today. Then I put Ethan down for his nap. I forgot to put the waffles away. Ethan woke up. I got him out of bed and went back to getting stuff done on my never ending To-Do List. Then I heard Ethan from the kitchen say, "waffles". I went to investigate and this is what I found.

Ethan took a bite of every single left over waffle and then staked them up on a plate. Lovely. I guess Ethan will be eating waffles every morning for the next seven days. This must be his new "I'm not sharing" tactic.

Cameron's First Laughs

These are not Cameron's first laughs ever but pretty darn close. They are the first ones we got on video, so I guess it counts.