Spring is a Time for Growing...

We decided this year to finally commit to doing a garden in our backyard and we are running full steam ahead. We kept saying that we wanted to do it but we just couldn't make that final plunge. Well, this year we did it!!!
We planted Cucumber, Bell Peppers, Cantaloupe, Rosemary, Parsley, Green Beans, Carrots, Onions, Tomatoes, and Marigolds. The Marigolds are to ward off pests from our tomato plant (I don't know why, I was just told that it works). Ryan did a wonderful job building a garden box in which I could plant, and Hannah had a lot of fun helping me dig (as evidenced by the dirty face)!

We also have a cherry tree in full harvest right now. We only picked one small branch of cherries and filled four gallon ziploc bags. We are "bursting at the seams" with cherries so hopefully this year I will be able to make a couple of fresh cherry pies. Oh, and we decided that we wanted fresh eggs this year so we are raising 8 baby chicks. They were so adorable and so fluffy at first, just like the chicks you see around Easter. But in just 3 weeks time they have changed so dramatically that they look like normal chickens, just a little bit smaller and with a few less feathers. They should hopefully be fully feathered in the next few weeks so we can send them outside to the chicken coupe. I can't wait! They are being kept in our laundry room in a brooder box which is cleaned at least once a week but they still manage to smell up the place. Within the next 3 months or so they will begin to lay about an egg a day. We are looking at having a lot of fresh eggs so some of you may be getting eggs for birthday or Christmas gifts.

Hopefully our ventures will provide us with fresh eggs, tasty fruits and vegetables, and good memories for our family. I will try to post pictures every so often to show the progress of the garden and the chickens.

Some pictures from my business

For anyone who does not know about my business that I recently started up I thought that I would post some pictures of recent "baby necessities" that I have created for others. The name of my business is My Baby Love. I make baby items of all kinds as well as nursing covers for new and veteran moms alike.

These are pictures of personalized boutique style "burpies" made this week.



And this is one of the Nursing Covers that I have made.


This is a reversible bib that I made for Riley. The picture on the top is the front of the bib and the one below it is the back of the bib, modeled of course by my sweet little Riley. He seemed to like it.



And lastly, this is a Diaper Cake that I made for a recent baby shower. It is made of 80 (size 2) luvs diapers.


I will continue posting pictures of my finished products so that everyone can see my newest creations.
Since I am just starting this business I was hoping that I could get some feedback from others about the items so let me know what you think! Thanks a bunch.

Sick, Sick, Sick!!!

Well, the title to this post is perfect! Riley and Hannah first started getting congested on Monday and then by Monday night I came down with different symptoms and thought that I was going to die. Luckily the kids just got sinus infections. I, unfortunately, got the flu along with congestion and a minor ear ache. Yuck! I went to bed on Monday evening with a really bad headache and a little bit of nausea but when Riley woke up, around 1:30am, I literally couldn't get out of bed. Every muscle in my body ached. I felt like I couldn't even walk. My legs were all shaky and I had to have Ryan deal with both crying kids all night long. I felt so bad because I get to stay home everyday but Ryan has to go to work and this time on about 2 hours of sleep. All around it was just a really difficult night for everyone. Thankfully by later Tuesday evening I was already feeling so much better. The muscle aches went away, the headache went away, and I felt like I could be a mommy again. Thank God that it's mostly over with. Now on to bigger and better things, like teaching Riley to walk. OK, maybe not quite yet. I would like him to stay little just a bit longer. They already grow up so fast as it is. I don't want to rush life and miss out on the most important times with my family.

Riley Is Officially Mobile!

Well, our little boy is officially crawling. He started really trying on the 23rd of April and sure enough by the 25th was crawling like a pro. And boy does he get around too. I soon discovered that I can't put him down on the living room rug now and walk out of the room for a second because he follows me. And Hannah thinks it is the most hilarious thing. She says, "here comes Bubba", as she giggles every time she hears his little knees on the hardwood floors. And Riley adores Hannah. When she talks to him in this cute little high pitched voice he just laughs and laughs. Not a little baby laugh either, it is this cute little "belly laugh". You know the kind where it's extremely contagious and by the end of the session my stomach hurts from laughing at the two of them who are laughing at eachother. Oh, and the very evening that Riley got the whole crawling thing down pat, I walk into their room to comfort his crying and am surpised to find him standing, yes I said standing, in his crib. He was holding onto the crib bars, but standing none the less. I was instantly reminded that he is only a few months away from being 1. I've got to stop blinking so much!