St. George!

Wow it has been a while since I have blogged! Here is one of the many posts I need to get up on here.... The first week in June we went with Keith's family down to St. George for a graduation vacation. With Keith, Keith's dad and brother in law all graduating this year within a week of each other we all decided we really needed to celebrate. Keith's parents found this awesome place to stay called Coral Springs. There was hardly anyone there and it was beautiful!! We had such a great time and Carsen did surprisingly well with the drive. We had to rig up a little toy string for him in the back seat, which I forgot to take a pic of.... darn! (It was pretty inventive! oh what you will do to make a baby happy!)

We were all loving the weather, the swimming and the relaxing! Carsen loved playing in the pool. I think we spent a good majority of our time in there :) The heat kinda took it out of him and he was pretty funny at how tired he would get. He was so good to drink lots. We went up to Zion's national park one of the days, it was beautiful and lots of fun but wore us all out pretty quick with the heat. We had a great time and are looking forward to another vacation :) Thanks Kent and Marsha!!!
On the emerald pools hike, so pretty!!
Carsen's first ice cream cone! It was so hot, I couldn't not give him some!
Soooo hot! 104 F
I love my boys!!
He had so much fun!! I love this picture he is so happy
Carsen loved his little floaty. He had a little more freedom to kick and more around more than he would if we were just holding him :)
Swimmin'

My New Craft Blog!

So after lots of thought I decided to start a new blog just for my sewing and crafting projects. I started this blog with the intent to make it like a family journal blog book later, so I will be putting all of my crafting stuff on my craft blog! you can get to it HERE!!

I am so excited to start this. It has been so much fun with all the sewing and crafting.
More exciting news..............I am starting to sell a few of my projects (the scripture cover n' carry) and will be taking some custom orders as well. I will be selling these on the new blog (Daisy Made) so you can leave me a comment or email me at laladaisy24@gmail.com

I would love to hear what you would all like to have on there....please leave me a comment and let me know!!

I will be doing a giveaway to start out this blog with a bang!! details to come!!

Thanks,
Heather


P.S. I will be putting my past projects on there soon as well :)

9 Months!!

I figured I better get Carsen's 9 month update on here before he turns 10 months...ha ha! Carsen turned 9 months on the 10th, and is doing new cute things every day!! I have so many things in my mind that I could go on forever about how much I love this little man and all the new and cute things he is doing. Every time I sit down to write them, he either needs me or I can't think of all the things that I thought of while laying in bed at night. I think that is when I do my best thinking!
Here are just a few new things for this month and some cute pics :)

~He loves to sit in the sink and smile and giggle at himself in the mirror when I get ready
~He love music and loves when we sing to him, especially our family bedtime song
~He loves to clap. He figured it out and claps all the time
~He is such a happy sweet baby and will laugh if you are laughing
~He says "mama" and "dada" to Keith and I. It melts my heart!!
~He has figured out how to sit himself up because he really doesn't like tummy time
~He loves to stand and is starting to pull himself up on everything!
~He would much rather be walking with help than sitting
~He loves lights, especially blue LED ones on our electronics.
~He give little love head buts on demand. so so cute!!
~He loves to give kisses and hugs (squeezes!!)
~He loves to be outside. Anything outside is good to him!! even just getting the mail
~loves to watch cars go by
~He loves the feel of the grass
~He loves to look out the windows
~He cracks himself up when he bats at things that hang in the car
~He does this funny fake laugh
~He loves to be in the water and loves to splash when swimming
~He has the funniest little old man hair
~He loves his oatmeal with bananas! The only thing he will eat in the morning!
~Definitely his father's child when it comes to making noises to entertain himself!
~Not a big fan of dogs that are bigger than him
~Loves the little pirate puffs Cheetos things.
~He loves books and any book that has textures that he can scratch or feel. (such a texture boy!)
~likes to try to feed himself now! and likes to chew on everything and anything he can get his hands on!
~is such a helper and tries to help us get him dressed and undressed! ha ha
~He is kind of crawling but usually just pushes himself backwards and gets stuck under the couch.
~he loves when we put the couch cushions on the floor for him to stand next to and push off of.
~He has the cutest smile ever and little dimples.
~He is completely fascinated by the vacuum! loves to watch it!
~He still loves his Binky!!
~He is now taking 2 naps a day and wants to eat everything that we are. so fun!
~He still just has the 2 little lower teeth but the top two front ones are almost there!
~He is really quite a patient little guy! lucky me!!

This little man makes my heart melt and I love him more than words can say!!!
Sweet boy,Thank you for coming to our family. You are the light of our lives!!
I love that smile!!!
"Daddy gave me the whole piece!!"
Silly Carsen! we were up on the USU campus for a walk. He loves his stroller!!
This is how he usually ends up, stuck under the couch. what a cutie!
"Feedin' myself"
Watchin' daddy wash the windows

Do I have something on my face?? :)

Sitting with Peyton at lunch with the girls!! what a little ladies man! :)

Skirt Remix

Ok so I didn't make the skirt, but I didn't completely love it how it was from the store. I wanted it with a little more flair. I decided that I would pick up some sparkly sheer tulle and add a ruffle layer to the skirt around the bottom. This was super simple because the skirt already had a slip layer built in. So I cut a 10" x 2 yard section, folded it over and then sewed a gather stitch with a 1/4" margin. I did two of these to get it all the way around the skirt. After gathering the tulle I sewed it on to the slip under the skirt along the same line that I sewed the gathering stitch. Make sure they overlap a little so that you can't tell where the one begins and the other ends. Voila!! You have a new look for a cute skirt.
Happy sewing!!

*sorry the after pic isn't close up. I will try to get another one on here :)

Little Miss Laini

We got a new niece and Carsen got his first cousin that is younger than him on his 9 month birthday. Little Miss Laini was born on May 10th. She is so tiny and so sweet! She is the 10th grand child for my parents. We all love her very much! Congrats Rackham Family!! Thanks for letting us be a part of your darling family!!
Here are some pictures when she was just a day or two old....

The kids were so excited to see her!! Maci was in heaven!!! What a cute family!
tiny little toes
She loved to stick her tongue out
Mommy and baby

Graduation!!

Keith Graduated on May 8th!!! I am so proud of him! That morning all the graduates walked from the quad to the spectrum together. It was pretty cool. We met up with Steven and Lindsay, Steven and Keith have been school and work buddies over the last few years in school!! We are so thanksful for such great friends!!
The graduation was in the afternoon. It all went really well adn Carsen was so good!!! yay!! We all went to Firehouse after to celebrate and have some yummy food.
Thank all who came to support Keith, it meant so much to both of us!! And for those who couldn't make it, we missed you and know that you would have been there if you could!! A huge thanks to our families for all the love and support that helped get us here!! We couldn't have done it without all of you!!!
xoxo Heather

It was pretty cold that morning, we wrapped poor Carsen up good!!

Steven and Keith

The graduates walking

Love this one!!!
Carsen loves his daddy!
Carsen was totally entertained by the tassle!
SOOOO sweet!!! love my boys!!

Happy (late) Mother's Day!

I stole this from my friend's blog, but I just loved it.
So I had to share it with you.

A baby asked God
"They tell me you are sending me to Earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless"
God replied
"Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child further inquired
"But tell me.. here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.."
God said
"Your angel will sing for you and also smile for you, and you will feel your angels love and be very happy."
Again, the small child asked
"And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don't know the language?"
God said
"Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
The child then said
"But what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God said
"Your angel will place your hands together, and teach you how to pray."
"Who will protect me?" The baby asked.
God said
"Your angel will defend you, even if it means risking its own life."
"But I will always be sad cause I will not see you anymore.."
God said
"Your angel will always talk to you about me, and teach you the way to come back to me, even though I will always be next to you."

At that moment, there was much peace in heaven, but voices from earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angels name!"
God replied..
"You will simply call her Mom."

"A mother's nurturing love arouses in children, from their earliest days on earth, an awakening of the memories of love and goodness they experienced in their premortal existence."
-M. Russell Ballard