Food...real food (sort of)

Brigham got his first taste of food and he LOVED it! He couldn't get enough and wanted to hold the spoon himself. We couldn't shovel it in fast enough. We didn't stop feeding him till the spoon hit the bottom of the bowl & then he slept in sweet-full-tummy satisfaction (at least that night)

She Said: A SPOOK-tacular Giveaway!

She Said: A SPOOK-tacular Giveaway!: "Me and Nan have been excited for this for WEEKS! I have an ultra-super-talented (and gorgeous to boot) crafty friend here that created this..."

Head over to She Said to win this!!

Last Day to Win one!!

There are a dozen sites giving away a Sillhouette HD and I'm hoping to win one! Here are three really great sites giving them away!
Amy's Finer Things
The Shopping Mama
Somewhat Simple

A new Adventure

My friend Nan & I have started a blog. Will we be as big as PW or Bakerella?? Who knows...but we'll have fun trying! Check it out and become a follower!

We cover cooking, crafts, book & movie reviews, etiquette/advice & we have some conversations inbetween. We are excited about this and hope you join us!

Crossing My Fingers!

Who doesn't want to win something?? Well if you are like me and you like to enter giveaways...even when the chances seem pretty slim (one day I will get that 1 in 33,000 comment chance to get a KitchenAid from Pioneer Woman).
So, please understand why I am straying away from my usual family updates to post about a Great Give Away that I have stumbled upon (more than one to be exact!) it is for a:

Silhouette SD

There are a billion....and I mean a billion things that can be done with it! A few little crafts that I wouldn't mind trying my hand at:

Monogrammed pillows

Etching our last name into our cassarole dish

Making these cupcake liners

I could really make GREAT cards for my card swap group

And I am SMITTEN by this tote...I must have one with an "M" on it!

They also have the heat transfers for T-shirts so I can FINALLY make a T-shirt that says:

"I'm still a Rock Star" on the front & "Got my Rock Moves" on the back...or maybe I'll make the one that says, "I don't want to be a princess" on the front "I want to be a vampire" on the back

I get all of my chances to get one of these little babies from these Awesome Websites:

Kara's Party Ideas

The Shabby Nest

Under the Table and Dreaming

Summer!

It seems like summer has just begun, but yet....it's almost over?!?

We took Brigham on his first trip to Utah and he traveled like a rock star!! It makes his Mom & Dad very happy that he does so well in the car.

Saturday we (me, my Mom & Jeanette) threw our soon-to-be sister in law, Jamie, a bridal shower. We did a fun Food Network theme and she walked away showered with some pretty great cooking gear.

David & Jamie are getting married Septemeber 1st. We are way excited for them and I'm thrilled to have Jamie as a sister, she's great!

Sunday we were also able to bless Brigham while we were down there with all of his aunts,uncles & cousins. It was a very special & beautiful blessing.

Brigham looked adorable (How terrible of a mom am I that I didn't think to take a picture of just Brigham in his blessing outfit...maybe I should squeeze him into it again...) He wore the same shirt that Ryan wore when he was blessed. So sweet!!Ryan & Brigham, Royal & Grant, Ben & Cooper and Chris & Benson

Ryan has a group of friends that have been together since highschool (with the exception of Ben who has been his friend since kindergarten). Well this group of boys now each have a boy of their own....they have created a new generation of themselves!

And then we went to the Steineckert Annual Bear Lake Vacation!We had a large condo, a room to ourselves and three days in and I got the 24 hour bug (blah!) So even though I was down for a day we still had fun laughing, playing, eating and swimming. Anyone up for a friendly round of Battle of the Sexes??

And then we come to Brigham's first time at the pool. We were hoping to do it up at Bear Lake, but with me being sick ....somethings didn't get done. So when we went to Grandpa's house - that has a pool - we made sure to take the opportunity!

Just tilt your head a little and then it will look right-side up :) Brigham seemed to be enjoying it. The bobbing, swishing and a little splashing...it was quite relaxing for him. So relaxing that he fell asleep before we got out of the pool! A quiet pool side nap with Mommy :)

Before we knew it it was back to Burns for us! This vacation went by far too quickly, but thankfully we'll be back in a few weeks to enjoy a longer trip (sorry to the many that we didn't see on this jampacked one!)

I am a SAHM

So, here is how it all went down:

• Awesome job as a legal secretary. LOVE it! Literally LOVE it!! I find the law so interesting (heck! planned on being a prosecuting attorney until I changed my major in college) and here was a great chance to bea part of it - and not have to pay, but BE paid!


• Two weeks after starting said Awesome job found out that I was pregnant YEAH!!!!!!


• Told Awesome Boss at Awesome Job "I'm pregnant". Awesome Boss says, "I don't want to lose you! Please say you will come back after having the baby. You can bring the baby to work with you I don't care!"


• Take up Awesome Boss at the Awesome Job with this Awesome Opportunity. I really felt very lucky to have a boss so willing to do that. Plus I felt I could have the best of both worlds and once Awesome Baby starts to crawl around, I would just stay home.


• Awesome Boss says that he would be willing to pay half of the child care for Awesome Baby if I stayed at the Awesome Job.


• April 23rd Awesome Baby arrives and I am just in constant awe.


• Go back to Awesome Job, with Awesome Baby and feel like it's all awesome, but would rather stay at home.


• Awesome Boss turns to me after our first day, "Would you rather be at home?" I reply, "Yes". He responds, "Do you want me to find a replacement?" and I say, "Yes"


• Go home to tell my Awesome Husband that I'm retiring to stay home and ask him what he thinks. His response, "I went to college to get a job so my wife could stay home with our kids. If you want to stay home - I'm fine with that." Awesome Husband gets alot of points for that!!


• Awesome Boss finds me an Awesome Replacement (a former legal secretary who needs no training - Awesome!) and tells me "I will miss you alot, but I think you are doing something more important." .....how awesome is that?!? So grateful to have such a supportive boss!!


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• Friday July 9th was my first day as a SAHM and I would have to say it's all....pretty Awesome!