Are We Done Yet?

I mentioned months ago that we were remodeling the bathroom.
What I didn't mention was that the bathroom remodel
spurred 10 or so other smallish home
improvement projects. Since then Kent has re-textured
just about every wall in our townhouse, replaced all light switches
and outlet covers, helped add recessed lighting to the
living room, and re-painted almost everything.
Last night, Kent was supposed to be painting
our bedroom when I caught him doodling...


This one's too funny



I think he's tired of home improving. What do you think?

Thank you for all your hard work Kent.
I know for every wall you paint there are beautiful waves hitting
the shore that you will never get to surf.
I appreciate all your hard work/nesting and sacrifice
so that we can have a comfortable home to bring Jillian home to.
You are wonderful and I love you so much!

Baking and a Lil' Blog Stalking

I know we are all guilty of it,
but I'm going to come right out &
admit it. I have been known to peruse blog
rolls of friends. I have also been known to
catch up daily on the lives of complete strangers
(be they friends of friends, if that makes it any better).
I admit it-I am a blog stalker!
I'm not completely proud of this fact, but find it
less scary to admit on my blog that I admire
someone else'sblog than to post a comment admitting
it on said blog(s).

Having said all of this, I will freely tell you
there is this one blog that I totally adore!
This Mom/Wife/Woman is amazing!
She takes amazing pictures, bakes delicious food,
sews, crafts, contantly keeps her kids
busy with amazing outings, crafts, and baking lessons.
And if that wasn't enough, it appears that
she keeps an immaculate house! She might just
be Super Woman and I can't help but have a
little hero worship as I check in on her life (daily).

Last week I tried a recipe from Super Woman's blog-

Bodacious blueberry muffins.

They were so great even Jack ate them!
(He's totally picky about what he puts in his mouth.)
He liked them so much, every time I turned around
another muffin was missing off the cooling rack.

Just wanted to pass along the recipe.
And relieve my guilty conscious... .

bodacious blueberry muffins

1 and 3/4 C flour

1/3 C sugar

2 t baking powder

1/4 t salt

1 beaten egg

3/4 C milk

1/4 C cooking oil

1 C blueberries

Mix together all dry ingredients. In a separate bowl
mix together beaten egg, milk, and oil. Add the wet
ingredients to the dry and mix until just moistened.
Fold in blueberries. Place in prepared muffin pan.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes, or
until tops are golden brown.

Z Pizza

Here's a little heads-up
for those of you who live in the O.C.

Stater Brother's Supermarket
is giving away coupons on
the back of their receipts
for free slices of Z Pizza!
Sooo cool! Who turns down
free pizza?

(Especially when it's really good free pizza.)
Oh, and did Imention the slices are big?
Awesome...
















Jack really enjoys a good slice of P.
That's right, he's calls it P.
(We're still working on the -izza part).

Dollar Bin Chalk

The Easter Bunny brought Jack $1 bin chalk (he he).

Shaped like eggs & in its own carton!

We can't get enough of it!
~
"Mama draw car..."

~Draw~


~Draw~

~Draw~

Chalking the sidewalk with Jack reminds me of the countless hours I used to spend on my belly making many a chalk master piece in the backyard. I wanted to recreate those fond memories, but two things held us back- 1. the mess (yes, Jack still hates getting dirty) and 2. the bump. We'll keep chalking and I'm sure these set backs will resolve themselves.
~

My Bad

Dear Friends,

It's been a while since I've posted. Sorry folks...I've been busy, tired, and
uninspired. I'm thinking it's only going to get worse from here on out until the baby's born. So here are some tardy posts to keep you satisfied until I get the gumption to blog again.

Love,
Jodi & the bump

Unwilling subject

What?
You said CHEESE;
what were you expecting?

(PS-I love this shirt. It's not technically for preggers like me. It's actually from the teen section at Kohls. But the style right now is loose and flowy, just perfect for my ever growing middle.)

Chuck-E-Chesse

Jack's 1st trip to Chuck-E-Cheese, from Mama's point of view
(behind the camera)

Jack's first time behind the wheel.

Trapped behind the plexiglas in the tube run.

Sliding to freedom

Playing a game just Jack's size (prego siting in left
corner of photo; facinating).

Break for a little dinner. Notice Jack is feasting from
the middle of his slice of pizza.

Yum...

Back to work

Must shoot from tippy toe position

Ski ball champ

"Here, have a turn."

Way to go Aunt Mack,
you beat a 2 year old at a Top Glo.

Tallying up the tickets

Jack's prize (note to self-No More foam toys,
not good for Jack's digestive track.)

Your numbers match up; you're free to go home!

2nd Year Photo Shoot

Where has the time gone? In mere days my little boy turns TWO!
Here are highlights from the photo shoot to commemorate this new milestone.

Nana and Aunt Mack took him to Photography Innovations with the hopes he would be better behaved than if Mom or Dad were there. This theory held true, but apparently it didn't mean he held still. According to Nana and Mack, Jack's photographer really had to be on her toes to catch these sweet photos (the quick shutter speed didn't hurt either).

I don't have enough good things to say about this Photography Studio, 1.they were very patient with Jack, 2.took over 70 shots of him, 3.spent tons of time helping us customize our photo package, 4.had no sitting fee, and (here's the kicker) 5.the photos were ready to take home 20 minutes after we paid! I'm definitely going back, the only drawback is they don't have studios in California. Just my luck, I guess we'll be taking pictures when ever we visit Arizona.

Enjoy the photo shoot and keep your eyes peeled for my favorite "Jacked-up" photo.

Beginnings of Bedding

March 15th, Kent, Jackson, and I packed up the car and headed to Arizona.

Why you ask? To visit Nana and Pops of course.

Our second reason for visiting was to hunt down some cute fabric for Jack and Jill's room and to get started on the bedding. What you may not realize is how very hard it is to find coordinating fabric for boys and girls.

St. Patrick's Day was picked for operation fabric hunt down. Four fabric stores later we still hadn't found anything "eye catching" for the kids. We decided to head back to Nana's house to print off a coupon and check out some more fabric websites. Then, inspiration struck, I saw this invite to a bridal shower and I knew it was love at first sight! I had my color scheme.

green, brown, and hot pink (love it)

Now all I needed was fabric to match my inspiration. Back to hunting the racks... Four hours later and with the help of two impressive quilters here is the fabric that Nana and I picked out. I'm really proud of our finds.

Fabric for the kids' bedding...

...at last!

Thank you Nana for schlepping one unmistakably pregnant woman around all day to every fabric store in the greater Phoenix area. And thank you for offering to make the bedding for our brother sister combo. We know how very lucky we are to have you for our Nana.

(I'll post a picture of the bedding and kids' room after things are painted, made, and set up. Look for the post some time around the arrival of Jilley!)

Attack of the Body Snatchers

Has this ever happened to you or a loved one?
Its been happening more & more around our house.
Poor Kent. Poor Jack. Poor Mama.
Quick, create a diversion so we can all make it to MAY.

(Only 75 days to go...sigh)