Thursday, March 31, 2011

3 months

Jacob is three months old today!




Mom bought me this sling and I've been using it more and more. I love it when he gets one leg out and falls asleep.



We celebrated Jacob's birthday by going to Pizza Pie Cafe... also it was 1.50 off yesterday


the thing about pizza buffets... why eat the crust? or why eat the whole piece?
i wonder how much food gets waisted there...



I also made this wreath! I needed something neutral that I could add a little something to to make it festive.


Sorry this was such a random post

Friday, March 18, 2011

mirror makeover and some nuts

So i have this mirror and one of the hanger thingys broke so i couldn't hang it and it was really annoying. Its not a very expensive mirror as you can see but i didn't want to go buy another one so i tried several different ideas and came up with this...


i popped the mirror off the top of the frame and slipped a ribbon through it.


and then I roughly painted it black. the top is slightly warped now but at least I can see what my outfit  looks like before I leave the house.



My new favorite thing!
Honey roasted almonds

I'm trying to eat healthier and like always my sweet tooth ruins my diet every time.
The solution... sugar coated nuts. I figure they are better then a bowl of ice cream or 5 chocolate chip cookies....

2 cups whole almonds, skins on
1/4 c sugar
1/2 t salt
2 T honey
2 T water 
2 t almond or vegetable oil
1. spread almonds in a single layer in a shallow ungreased baking pan and place in a cold oven. Bake at 350 stirring occasionally, until the internal color of the nuts are tan takes about 12 to 15 min.
2. thoroughly mix the sugar and salt. (i added cinnamon to mine but i like it both ways.)
3. in a medium sized pan stir together water oil and honey. bring to a boil over medium heat. 
4. stir in almonds and cook untill the liquid has been absorbed by the nuts. takes about 5 min
this is what it looks like when theres no moisture left. be careful it burns if you're not watching

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5. Immediately transfer to a medium bowl and sprinkle with sugar mixture. toss and spread on wax paper.



*Side note*
I put Jacob down the other night and two hours later he woke up screaming (he never does that) and this is what i found....

I had laid him down in the middle of the bed. He had crawled out of his jammies and somehow over to the other side of the bed. 

Friday, March 11, 2011

A Rocking Horse

Once upon a time my Grandpa Wilbanks made me a rocking horse. I have pictures of me when i was little naked on this horse.

My mom has been keeping it for me. We wanted to refinish it. when they came down for the blessing she decided to get it refinished so she could bring it to me. My dad sanded it and put the handle back on because it had broken off. My mom painted the base browns and My best friend Kendle painted the details. She's pretty much amazing. I was thinking i was going to be the one refinishing it. I was really nervous about painting the details on. So when mom told me she was going to have Kendle do it i was relieved and knew it would be amazing.
And it is!



And on another note here's Jacob in his bath. We took off the newborn net and he loves it.

We also took a walk. I want to get into the habit of taking more walks. Jacob loves them. He's getting better at sitting up and is liking it more




Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Monday, March 7, 2011

A Tid Bit

Jacob was blessed yesterday and lots of family came to town.
This is just a little bit. I didn't take very many pictures... as always but there are more to come. 
My mom and dad came for Saturday and Sunday. She brought me lots of fun things i will blog later.
Jared's mom and dad came from Tuesday to Monday so we got a little more time with them and she bought me something fun that i will blog about later. so for now here are a few pictures.


fighting sleep and staring at who knows what...


Thursday, March 3, 2011

sneak peek

Jacob loves his crib
finally got my hope chest out
this was a long time ago but its just so cute

2 Months

Jacob is 2 Months
12 lbs 4 oz 24 in long
80% height 70% head 55% weight
He also got a shot



Moved in

This is what our apartment looked like after we moved everything in. Thanks for all the help to those who helped it literally was just thrown in. Jared's mom and dad got here Tuesday so it was cleaned up by then. Now its messy again so i'll post pictures after they are gone. Maybe i'll have pictures up on my walls by then.





Can we Build it??

For my birthday Jared and i got breakfast at kneaders and headed on over to our place to put together some furniture. we were there all day.
desk
 Jacobs dresser
 Jacob hanging out with me

 He got board with his car seat
 almost there
 It took me forever cuz this little guy needed me so much
done!
 on to the crib

 I can't take full credit for this one. Jared helped hammer all those slats in.
 Jareds desk
 on to the entertainment center that we didn't finish until the next day.

It was a long day and I forgot may camera so these are all phone pictures. sorry mom