friday photo phone dump week 2

I joked on one of my pictures on Instagram this week that you can definitely tell I am pregnant by my photo stream...hello food pictures. One day soon it will change to baby pictures instead.

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I decided I like the Friday photo stuff. Except this week Friday came so fast, I didn't even realize it was Friday.

So, here are some of my pictures from the week...

1. A big wig from a large vending distributor flew out from back east to our neck of the woods to meet Paul. Yup, this also makes Paul a big deal. Hard work is paying off left and right for the hubs, and I am really proud.  So, we had a business meeting at a coffee shop, and what I ordered was gross. The end.

2. In the late after when Savannah isn't out of school yet, and Devi is starting to go stir crazy...we have been busting out the hose and such. That boy loves getting wet, and getting down to his diaper. I have a feeling I am going to see a lot more wet clothes drying on the hot cement this Summer.

3. Mint sandwich. Schmidt's Pastry Cottage. When fresh, it is heaven.

4. Stuck in bed. My body and baby aren't liking each other, and haven't been for almost a week. :(

5. Burger King got a face lift. It was much needed, and a little shocking too.

6. Arby's needs to change what that bag says. That place only gives me loads of heart burn, and sleepless nights.

7. Stopping at the movie theater for popcorn...such a good idea.

8. I love that I get a lunch date with my boys every day.

9. I ordered this super cute book from Shutterfly for Savannah.  She is going to be so excited. I am in the process of getting a few things together for Brin to give to her new big brother and sister at the hospital. This book is totally going in Van's gift basket.

10. He is still very much my baby.

11. Marley's. We are finding every excuse to head to Provo to eat those little sliders.

12. Car seat waiting at the front door, bouncy seat loaded with batteries...now we wait for baby girl.

13. Smashburger...perfect reason to break the Sabbath.

Happy weekend friends. Yet another road trip awaits me in the wee hours of the morning...pray we all survive each other in the car.

Origami Owl Customer Jewelry + Giveaway

When Tiffany started talking about selling Origami Owl Jewelry on Facebook I didn't give it much thought.  I clicked on over, and "liked" her fan page, looked at her site, but didn't do anything else.

Fast forward a few weeks when I was at church, and noticed a necklace on one of the ladies. I asked her where she got it, but unfortunately she got it out of state at some boutique. Bummer. It was so cute, and something I had never seen...of course it had to come from out of state.

After seeing a few more posts from Tiffany, I realized that necklace I loved so much on the lady at church...was indeed the same necklaces Tiffany was selling.

Score.

{my cute necklace}

Here is what I love about Origami Owl...

This is an home based jewelry business, but the quality is impressive.

Above anything else, I love that the jewelry is unique to the person, and something I haven't seen all but that once on someone in Utah.

I love that you can add or change charms, dangles, plates to make it look like a completely different necklace as often as you have the money to do so. :)

I love that the charms go inside of the living locket, and you can add the handstamped plate to the inside of it too.

I think this would make a perfect Mother's Day gift, adding all of the birthstones to the inside of the locket for Mom or Grandma. {you best hurry if you want it in time for this!} I am excited to get a little locket for Savannah for her baptism, adding the CTR charm to it. I think it works for all ages of girlies too. The instant Savannah saw mine she asked when she was getting hers.

Okay so here are the fun details...

Tiffany is offering a $30 gift certificate to one of my readers. Tell us what you think is unique about Origami Owl in the comments, and you are entered.

If you want extra entries:

You can check out her Facebook Fan Page.
Share on your own Facebook page.
Tweet about it.
Pin it.
Place an order.
{If you order online it will ship directly to you. If you would like to contact Tiffany {locketsbytiffany at gmail} she will give you a 10% discount on your order.}

Look forward to a fun announcement...big girl party + Origami Owl + good food...

Giveaway will run until next Friday the 27th of April @ Midnight.

Disclosure: I was given a free necklace by Tiffany, but all opinions are mine...that's all folks.

friday photo phone dump...

Honestly I can't remember who does this once a week, if it is you...give yourself credit in the comments. I think she even had a really clever name for it, and clearly mine is not that. Sorry my brain capacity these days is at full, and I am doin' good just to write on the blog occasionally.

I wouldn't say I am completely addicted to Instagram yet, but my picture taking has once again increased. I have all these little random pictures on my phone, and I think it is a clever idea once a week to put them in a collage and share them.

So here is my first of many photo phone dumps to the good ol' blog.

1. Savannah made a picture of Sabrina, her, and I...presh.

2. Doing the potty dance with Devin, and loving it.

3. Finding some #oldskool candy, and not sharing.

4. Taking the kids on a date to "the city" as Savannah calls it, and loving City Creek.

5. Making a Von {hearts} Paul bracelet, and wearing it with pride.

6. 30 weeks pregnant. Holla.

7. Making a sensory box for Devin, and not caring about the mess he made.

8. My coworker transferred, and he gave me the best going away present ever...

9. Going to the school event to admire all of our 1st graders hard work.

10. Sabrina is going to look smashing in her blessing dress.

11. Glucose test. Not bad.

12. Volunteering for school lunch, and loving it.

13. Having a successful business takes hard work from the whole family.

Okay.

That's all folks.

Happy Friday the 13th. Do you do a photo dump? Maybe we should do some sort of linky party. It could get fun.

Water Garden Cinema

*this is NOT a sponsored post.

Have you heard of Water Garden Cinema 6? If you don't live in Utah county, it might not be on your radar.

We just happen to come across it when we landed it for our vending machines, and we quickly fell in love with everything about it. It is the best little theater...IMO.

Why you wonder?

Admission is only $3. Nothing is rated R. It is clean!! The popcorn, snacks, drinks...$3 or less. I mean, what movie theater can you go to, and spend $1 for popcorn!!? Ridiculously cool, right?!!

Well, on their Facebook page they are starting to advertise their Kids Summer Program. They will be playing older movies every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. $1 admission. Show times start at Noon.

Hello people, can we say play date potential!!  The current line up has a ton of movies that we love to watch over and over. Rio, Megamind, and Despicable Me are our list to go to. I saw some movies on the list we haven't seen yet, but wanted to...so it looks like we will have a date with the theater once a week for most of the Summer {with the exception of the Rango week...not a fan of that one}.

Wanna go with us? It will be so cheap to get in, it will be worth the drive. ;)

PS Sorry I have been slacking on my kiddie play dates lately, some silly Dr. recommended I take it easy. Psssh. Although I have had a couple of nights out on the town with the ladies...which I loved...I will be looking forward to lots of fun when I get through this last few weeks of pregnancy.

nothing is ever perfect.

That big furry bunny disappointed the kids on Easter morning. We decided to spend more money on something they could both enjoy, and only do a little Easter baskets for each of them this year. It wasn't until 11:00 PM on Saturday night when I went to set up that darn toy and found it broken...there was no time to make it right. Wah, wah, wah. Bunny fail. Savannah was in tears, and Devin spent the entire day wondering why he couldn't actually play with the cool toy that was still in the box.

The bunny had some making up to do yesterday. We returned that toy, and bought new toys...which the kids were happy with. Although Savannah is still asking why the Easter Bunny delivered something broken...doesn't he know...Mom, that is not cool!  I get it Savannah, the Easter Bunny screwed up...let's move on already. We may actually never recover, because that Savannah has a memory as sharp as a tack.

I was so close to spoiling the Easter Bunny fun when the complaining seemed like it may never end...and then I realized I have other kids that I want to experience the magic. Although she will figure it all out long before Devi and Brin, I am not quite ready to give it all up.

I am just feeling lucky that we don't have another holiday for awhile...I am exhausted.

easter + birthday

{if I were to guess from my shirt, I think I was in 3rd grade in this picture}

Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays {I think I said this about Halloween too}, even if I haven't been good at making traditions for my kids.

Growing up Easter was always spent down on my Grandpa Joe's farm. The egg hunt was top notch in the huge stacks of hay, and you were bound to find a few plastic eggs hidden in a nest of those poor chickens.

It was a family affair with deviled eggs, and a someone always tried to make a bunny cake of some sort. My Mom would top her famous sugar cookies with green coconut and a few jelly beans...and it was quite the grand party indeed.

This time of year not only brings Easter, it brings my birthday. Birthdays are always hit and miss for me, and not because my Husband doesn't buy me the best presents ever! I can remember a few birthdays just being really emotional...uhem, one of them was this year {and year 25 was a mess too}. Heeeelllooo pregnancy hormones, glad you decided to show up on my 31st birthday.

I didn't blow out any candles on a cake this go around, because even though I acted a fool on my birthday...I couldn't wish for a better life than what I have. I realize I have a husband that works really hard for the things I have, and will defend and protect me to the end. I have kids that make me laugh, drive me batty, and beg for my attention.  My friends are out of this world, and last night I fell asleep wondering how I got so lucky to have so many good ones.

Even though my 2012 has not treated us well so far, I am ready to see what 31 has to offer...I know a baby is in store...and that my friends isn't shabby.

Oh, and Happy Easter. Enjoy a deviled egg for me, because I will be cooking Lasagna. :)

blogs and such.

Awhile back Vanessa inspired me to start blogs for my kids. I posted on them a few times, and then I got unmotivated. I had hoped that one day Savannah might want to write her own stories down, and write her own story. That day came, and it has been fun to see what kind of old pictures and stories she wants to jot down on her own blog. Looking back on her blog, I can already see the changes she has made. I have posted on her blog between her posts just so that we can get a more detailed account of different events about school, friends, etc.

Devin won't be typing up any short stories for awhile, but I have enjoyed writing tid-bits on his blog...from his favorite toys to his quirky little habits I love. I have also started a blog for baby girl. I plan on posting her birth story, and the details about our journey to get her here. I may have even just posted a picture of me in my bathing suit 29 weeks pregnant...oh, it is a doozy of a picture. ;)

That brings me to this blog. I plan to change it up a bit. I haven't quite figured it all out...it might take me some time to work that part out. Since I will be posting most of the little things about my children on their private blogs, I won't need to do those here. What I do know is I still will be doing some fun giveaways...can we say Origami Owl necklace. {go like the Facebook page, and get a head start on extra entries.}

Thank you for being on this adventure I call my life. I hope that whatever I decide to write about, it will be worth your time to read it.

Oh, and I did currently get sucked in to Instagr.am. Find me...Evonce. We can have a jolly good time over there too.

{a little swollen pregnant cankles for your enjoyment!}