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New Blog

2011-11-03T06:22:00.001-07:00

I am not sure if I wrote this but we have a new family blog of our adventures in boston. Its
http://bakersinboston.blogspot.com
THanks for hanging out with us! xo
Mandy

NEW BLOG

2011-08-26T16:48:00.001-07:00

Ok blogger friends. I have decided to go.... PRIVATE.. lol actually I made a whole new blog for our adventures in BOSTON so by the end I can make it into a book! ANYWAYS if you want to be invited let me know send me an email to
mandybakerphotography@gmail.com
and ill add you onto our little list of friends! So good bye little old blog.
Bakers

Family Picture.

2011-08-06T08:50:00.001-07:00

Well we attempted family pictures, as in THE WHOLE HARRIS FAMILY... lol They didnt turn out to bad. Anyways since we are moving to Boston I decided to try and become a more faithful Blogger. I need to blog more so my family can see what we are up to! But didn't want to do it on my photography blog. So here is to trying to be a better blogger....

Crazy Little Thing Called LOVE...?

2010-10-22T06:12:00.000-07:00

Ok I know I should probably be editing but as I was editing today I had this thought cross my mind...

As I am editing some wedding photos I am looking at how this groom was looking at this bride. They were smitten. So in love. And I thought wow, look at how much they love eachother. Isn't Crazy how you can fall so instantly in LOVE with a person? So anyways, then I was thinking it took Ken and I one full year to get it figured out.. lol... we knew we loved eachother but we were young, in love and crazy haha... and then I got thinking of all those couples who meet, 3 weeks later get engaged and get married. We all kinda think in the back of our mind WOW, ya that was kinda quick, hopefully that works out for ya. But you know what... It will. I am confident to say that I believe in love at first sight. Take my boys for example. I have only known Zack for 2 years, Preston for 4 months (ya I know I can't believe he is 4 months either?) but how instantly Ken and I fell in love with them. I know they are our children but whats the difference? We love them. We always will love them and frankly we would do anything in this world for them. I am confident to say I would drive across this country to see my babies, I would cry a million times for them, get up 10-20 times a night for them, I would literally die for them. I would seriously do anything for my children. So why do we think that someone can't fall in love that fast? I am honestly now a FIRM believer in LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT! I love you boys, (including my Ken) what an amazing life I get to have because of them!
XOXO

ok my rants need to stop.....

2010-10-14T11:34:00.000-07:00

Ok so for the last few posts it seems I have ranted or what not about something. Or how I am having a bad day or how frustrated I get as a mother... I am here to say I LOVE to be a mom. I think sometimes we rant when we get frustrated or sad but when we are happy and enjoying every minute of life we have no time to post about the happy times.... ( I must say I don't blog to often but when I do I should try and be a little more positive haha...) Anyways I just wanted to mention how smart, funny and fabulous my kiddos are.
Zack is now two and doing the most funniest things. He is sooo smart it scares me. The doctor asked the other day if he was putting two words together yet.. I was like TWO WORDS? Try like 4 or 5. He is getting so smart to try and figure out how to communicate to me. He cracks me up. Today I came in the kitchen and low and behold my little Zacker had pulled a chair up to the stove and had a can of pears and a spoon and told me, " MOM! COOK! PEARS! DAD! WORK = (translation) mom, look I'm cooking pears for dad who's at work... haha as i was about to scream "GET OFF THE STOVE" I thought what a smart little guy. And then I can't go on enough about how fabulous of a helper he is. I mean don't get me wrong he's two its not like he's scrubbing floors haha but holy moly, he can take his clothes off all by himself and his diaper get in the shower turn it on, today he washed his own carrot to eat it.He pulls his little chair up to the sink and stands at it washes it turns the water off and tells me mom, dirt, carrot, wash. haha! GIve him a wet wipe and the coffee table is spotless... oh man I love that little guy. As frustrating a two year old can be sometimes, he is the love of my life!!
Now Preston. Oh man he is growing way to fast. He is not my BABY anymore.... lol... I already want the days to STOP and slow down.... He rolled over the other day (maybe by a fluke but i don't care he still rolled) I screamed NOOOO your my baby.... lol.. he can sit in his bumbo chair all by himself so well! HE has the most adorable smile and oh my gosh his laugh. Oh his laugh. It is to die for adorable! He always giggles at Zack and they are the best of friends! Preston is a rockstar sleeper and goes sometimes longer than zack haha.... I love my boys. I just wanted to make that nice and clear haha... I love being a mommy despite the hard and challenging days. Thank you for all your concerns and love on my last post sometimes its just nice to know other moms have felt it or gone through it. But I do love my babies. They are the joy of my life and they honestly make me laugh daily! I love them!
XOXO

Mental Breakdown...

2010-10-10T21:32:00.001-07:00

Ok so today was possibly one of the most awfullest days.. (is that even a word) whatever today it is....
So we have been having alot of trouble with Zack and his awful sleeping problems. I kid you not when i tell you he gets up 10-15 times a night. NO JOKE. The other night he only got up 5 times and i told my mom, "Last night was AWESOME, Zack only got up 5 times...???" what the... how weird does that sound I'm sure.. anyways... so last night was really a gooder, i am guessing on average i got about 1.5 hours of sleep (yes that is the whole night not just consecutive) so i was a wee bit tired, a little stressed and not to keen on going to church. But we went, but as we got there, I could tell that this wasn't going to be the best of days.... As went to nursery Zack had his usual meltdown... which isn't too abnormal haha.. anyways then Preston started crying wanting to eat so i take Zack, Preston and myself to the mothers lounge and as I am trying to nurse Preston he is crying his eyes out because he hates having a blanket on him while nursing, then Zack was freaking out because he wanted to go find dad.... so i just got dressed, changed both their bums, put one in one arm and another in the other as Zack was kicking and screaming to go find dad, and I marched around the church trying to find Ken. As I came around the corner I finally found him and as he walked closer to me I couldn't help it but the TEARS started to flow... ken was so worried and said, "whats wrong" All I could say is I WANNA GO HOME.... I am not going to lie... Church has been a huge struggle since Zack has gone to nursery. I feel like we go to sacrament and run the halls because what two year old can sit that long? Then we go to nursery and as in "We" I mean all of us. Ken has to teach but then comes up after because that's about the time I need him to either takePreston or be with Zack? Ugh have any of you had this problem. Anyways needless to say I left church today a MESS... bawling like a 5 year old. I saw one of my old teachers when I was in elementary and all she said was don't worry it gets easier... I thought in my head I feel like I am 5 again and all I wanted to say is I want my mom... LOL... anyways. Nevertheless I had a rough day what mom doesn't, although I will say I am more than embarrassed to go back to church next Sunday I will go and I will try and get through one more week. Hopefully we can get Zack to sleep for more than a few hours? anyways... anyone have any suggestions for sleep or for keeping a 2 year old at nursery and happy? lol?

I LOVE MY HUSBAND

2010-09-28T21:51:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know everyone LOves their husband but I LOVE MY HUSBAND... haha.. he knows the way to my heart is when he cooks. haha.. I don't mind cooking I really don't but I must tell you he is honestly the BEST cook EVER! I would WAY rather have a meal from him then go to like the KEG... So the other night Ken was watching the food network which he always does but then decided to make me a late night meal. (if you know us baker's, meal time isn't until like 10pm) we know its weird but we love to do that! Just him and I sitting together... anyways... lol... the other night Ken wouldn't let me in the Kitchen because he had something brewing in the kitchen. He said this is going to be the best meal I have ever made you, the two of our fav foods combined.... I was intrigued...

Ya, hotdog, and macaroni and homemade cheese sauce. Ya if you like a good hotdog your defiantly drooling right now I know it.. lol.. (if you hate hotodgs i'd skim past this picture) Anyways Thanks Ken you really are a fabulous man! LOVE YOU
Mands

weight UPDATE

2010-09-22T21:06:00.000-07:00

well... I thought after that awesome post and responses of the dreaded "baby weight" I thought I should do a little update. I have kinda sad news (if your a runner you'll understand) but I love to run.. and so I thought I would start. I was training for a little 10km. I was at about 6 km in and realized my poor baby was chewing his arm off.. I thought it was everything BUT working out... anyways... so unfortunately I have to stop my running for a little bit. But I would WAY rather have a full baby then a starving baby and a nice bod. haha... anyways.... So far things are going really good we are trying to walk and get out and I try and do abs here and there (when Zack isn't jumping all over me haha) anyways I wanted to post to keep updated because it was so sweet of all of you girls to give me advice and encourage. So thank you for that! So its been 5 1/2 weeks since the dr gave me the go ahead to start excersising. I currently am 4 pounds away from pre preganncy Preston. YAA although i have like 20 pounds of pre pregnancy zack haha. but that will come. Anyways I have lost a total of 42lbs from the day I delivered Preston and so yaa its coming. (ya do the math I gained alot with PRESTON) haha. anyways Thanks for everyones encouragement and support you are all fabulous and I think how fabulous life is when you have such fabulous friends! Love you all thank you for your friendship!
Mands

Today's Photoshoot....

2010-09-21T08:58:00.000-07:00

Well today is the day.. haha... Let me explain
For Kenny and I's anniversary I gave Kenny a photoshoot for the two of us, just him and I. Super fun I thought. No one was going to see these just us and to have for us... (not that we were doing anything weird just didnt want to post them) anyways as things have progressed we have decided to do something a little more non traditional... so we are pretty stinken excited... lol.. anyways as nervous as I am as I am NOT photogenic in the least, I have no idea how to be on the other side of the lens we are pretty stinken excited. I have a pretty good lookin hubby so hopefully he can carry the shoot for us... lol. ANYWAYS I must be off to get ready...
(A little secret of what we are doing... lol)

I hate you Jillian... LOL

2010-09-13T09:33:00.000-07:00

Jillian- you are going to KILL ME..... (but thank you)

Boots to fill....

2010-08-31T12:23:00.000-07:00

Ok well if we are friends on facebook you may have already seen this pic. and whatever if you have... but I just wanted to just rant about how much I absolutely LOVE my boys... They are perfect in every way! I love Zack and how energetic he is, how he is so happy and how he LOVES his baby brother. I love my Preston boy because of his sweet personality and his gentle disposition. I can tell these two rascals are going to be best buds and I love how they smile already at eachother! What a lucky mom I am to have the two cutest boys I know.
I love this picture because Zack LOVES LOVES LOVES these boots and although I absolutely disagree with this saying as my boys are going to be very different.... I still thought it was pretty cute.. haha
Love you boys
MOM

Biggest Looser...

2010-08-13T01:57:00.000-07:00

Ok so normally I don't really post about this stuff but you know what it's totally on my mind and I want feedback. I read a blog post a while ago on a fellow bloggers blog and she went on a little rant about how she is pretty sure people read her blog but don't leave comments. I'm totally guilty buuuuut.... if that is you today you must and have to leave a comment.
So it has been 6 weeks since our sweet lil baby entered the world! I LOVE HIM! He is such a good little baby and is such a joy in our life.... BUT... with having a baby comes the fun and dreaded topic of WEIGHT. LOL! OK, so this is what I want to hear your feedback. Please. Ok so with Zack I gained ALOT ALOT ALOT of weight. It was awesome... lol anyways after Zack I stressed over the weight issue and it was so hard because all I wanted to do was GET IT OFF FAST. So anyways, this time with Preston I thought you know what I am just going to enjoy my boys those first 6 weeks as I really shouldn't be exercising until I get the go ahead from my dr. WELL... I had my apt on Tuesday and she said things look good and to start but start slowly. SO...(this is getting rather lengthy...) but I want to hear your story. How much weight did you gain with your baby, babies, ect. How did you get it off? and How long did it take? Did you nurse? What did you do to get your baby weight off? I have decided that weight watchers, or Jenny Craig things like that aren't for me. I am just going to work out and try and eat healthy. Like I said I normally wouldn't post about something like this but it has been on my mind so I wanted some feedback. I know the weight will come (yes I am anxious) but it's nice to have some encouragement and feedback. Like if she can do it then so can I, kinda deal. Anyways LET ME HEAR YOUR STORY! Don't be shy or bashful. I can't wait!
Here's to happy weight loosing....lol
M

Its a new day...

2010-08-02T19:52:00.000-07:00

Well its actually not a new day at all... from my last post anyway.
but after I posted I thought you know what I just need to try a few things to make things fun and exciting for Zack too! I mean don't get me wrong we have left our house ALOT since I had Preston but just not alot of fun things mostly groceries, apt's, and just things that NEED to be done! So I thought tonight Zack Preston and I were gonna do something fun. We popped popcorn, got blankets out rented a movie and sat together and had a great ol time! I love being a momma! There we go.... I can do this! lol....

X2

2010-08-02T11:00:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to post for um now... 1 month.. LOL... I have had so much on my mind... and honestly not a whole lot of time to write.
So here is my attempt to try and BLOG again...
Well we have finally welcomed out sweet baby boy into the world! Preston Kenneth Baker 9 lbs 3 oz and 22 inches long. He is absolutely a doll and we love him soo much! He is blonde? which yes Kenny is the father! LOL! He is a great little sleeper and pretty good little eater as well! Zack absolutely adores him! He has been quite a good big brother! He is very helpful at getting diapers and helping tub Preston and watching TOOPY while mommy nurses Preston.
Although he is pretty good there have been the occasional meltdowns... but I figure this is normal? RIGHT?
Well having two is nothing that I pictured at all. Now don't take me for an idiot here because I knew it would be busy but I never thought this busy... and I have my mom and sisters help ALL the time... This is what makes me nervous/worried. I need to know your feedback. Did you have to have help when you went from 1 child to 2? Like for example... how would you go to a pool and go swimming with your kids? I want to go in with Zack but I can't quite take little Preston? So do you just leave him on the side? Not really? do you send Zack in with a life jacket, NO... so I guess although I think I am slowly adjusting to two I still find somethings a little hard or frustrating. My children are the joy in my life they really are but sometimes I think I get to hard on myself thinking, am I even doing a good job with two? It totally is an adjustment for me but I feel like some days I am really getting it? But then I don't know? Maybe not. Sometimes I feel like people look at me like are you serious its just TWO? Like my sister for example has 5 kids my other sister has 4 and they are amazing little mommies. I don't know I know I shouldn't compare but I just wish I had that confidence that I could be like ya I know what I'm doing, or Ya I am doing a pretty good job.
We had a Harris thing yesterday at my mom and dad's and my older cousin gave me the HUGEST compliment. She said, "so you have two kids now eh? You look so comfortable and relaxed with two." My first response was WHAT???? But then I thought ya you know what maybe I can do this? maybe having two isn't that big of a deal? I know it can be challenging like at 2 am and one wakes the other one up because they are crying but whatever sleep is overrated right...lol...
Anyways I want to hear your feedback... How did you adjust to having two? Do you have any tips or tricks? I love having both my boys and I love playing with both of them but I must say for me anyways it has been quite the little adjustment. Anyways things are going fabulous Ken is off to Boston for work and we miss him so bad... it hasn"t even been one day yet... I can't wait for him to get home.. I just think everyday just 4 more days, just so many hours ect... lol. I love my man! He is everything to me! Anyways there is my ramblings for today! I sure do love my TWO little boys though and they are everything to me, I just hope I'm doing a good job of raising them both? LOL?
who wouldn't love these two cute faces!!!!!

My Brest Friend

2010-07-16T08:33:00.000-07:00

Oh my gracious... I wish I would of found this little beauty with Zack.... My girlfriend suggested it to me a while ago but I thought its fine I have my little boppy pillow... I was good. Anyways lately my BACK has been KILLING me as I was nursing Preston and I thought I've gotta do something....
Let me introduce to you literally my new BREAST FRIEND

If you don't have one and are nursing... you NEED to get one.. it will save your back. Although you look like a complete DORk wearing it and Strapping in lol its AMAZING! AMAZING. Thank you MICH for suggesting it, it totally has saved my back!

D Day...

2010-06-28T04:53:00.000-07:00

AND.... we are off.... Wish us luck... We will be in touch lil old blog! Oh soo full of emotion right now and can't WAIT to let the world know what we had! Oh we love him/her all ready! POST SOON!!!!
M

My Mom...

2010-06-24T15:29:00.000-07:00

Let's be honest here... how many of you can say your mom is your very best friend??? Well I am not gonna lie my mom has been my best friend for well as long as I can remember. Even when I was 5 and screamed and kicked because I didn't want to go to kindergarden she was the only one that would stick up for me and stay until I was comfortable. Honestly, she is the most patient and caring person I know. Today my post is dedicated to my mom.... why??? random it's not her birthday, it's not mothers day....
It's because today I realized the LOVE my mom has for me, because of how much I love my baby! ( did that even make sense?) As I thought of all the reasons I love my mom I made this list and I am still adding to it in my head but I think I will just name a few because I think she is the most fabulous person, the most fabulous mother, and the most amazing grandmother I've EVER met... honestly...
1. She is my mom
2. She has the biggest heart.
3. She constantly is giving
4. She knows how to take a joke- and be mocked (which is helpful around our house... lol)
5. She laughs at anyone and Everyone's jokes...
6. She constantly has a smile on her face (even when Zack pees on her carpet)
7. She loves to play with her grandkids
8. She gives me breaks so I can "put my feet up" all the time
9. She constantly is helping me around my house (dishes, laundry, making my bed-which p.s. I can tell when she has made it because its soo neat and tight just like when I was a kid!)
10. She serves the Lord
11. She never complains
12. She is so willing to do anything for me, especially right now constantly taking Zack, helping me with errands, and willing to do anything while we are in the hospital
13. She always tells me it's ok that I call her like 15 times a day (even though I'm pretty sure she has A LOT more important things she could be doing)
14. She is the greatest example (I remember as a kid always walking past her bedroom and seeing her on her knees)
15. She makes the best LEMONADE...
16. Although she thinks my dad is the better cook (which don't get me wrong he is an amazing cook!!!) nothing beats my moms cooking... have you tasted cynth's buns....?
17. She is the hardest worker I've met
18. I love her love notes
19. I love her MOM/DAUGHTER dates
20. I love her house!! (is that vain... I do though)
21. I love how she worries...
22. She loves her family
23. She loves unconditional
24. She is truly my best friend in the whole world and I don't think I would be the person I am today without her!
25. I love her
I am not kidding I could sit here all night posting more to this list but I'll stop, but I just wanted the world to know that I most definitely have the WORLDS GREATEST MOM! I love you cynth you mean the world to our family! Thanks for everything you do for us and especially our little Zacker! He loves you more than anything (really... more than queenie I think??? and I'm pretty positive more than his parents haha... )
I LOVE YA CYNTH AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!!
XOXO
M

Zacker

2010-06-22T22:42:00.000-07:00

Ok so its official... we are on the official count down to baby coming!!! OOH I can't wait as I am not going to lie this last bit has been a wee bit uncomfortable! I am tired, grumpy, and kinda short tempered I have to admit.... I feel sorry for my poor and patient husband... What a sweet man he is to put up with me...
Anyways this post is just to my baby boy.... Ugh I am gonna start to cry but that is just because I am 5 days away from having a baby so I am allowed to cry right? Oh Zack... how precious you are to me! How I can't get enough of you! Especially this week as we get closer to baby #2, and amongst the grumpiness of being pregnant I just can't get enough of my babies kisses, I can't hold him enough and I can't watch him sleep enough... In the night sometimes I just go in his room and watch his sweet little face as he sleeps and looks so innocent and precious! I can't get enough I really can't. I can't believe we are having another one... it is sooo exciting yet I am getting a little sad as the time spent with just me and my baby seems to be going so fast... I feel like I just need to savor every moment... ugh that's a hard one to explain I guess unless you've gone through that... Anyways... I just wanted my baby boy to know how much I love him so much! It has been a pleasure being his mom and I am so excited to watch him become a BIG BROTHER! you will be fabulous lil bubba and we LOVE you more than anything! Thanks for being the most handsome and happiest lil babe we know! Zack these last 2 years have been the best years of my life... you complete us!! WE Love you
MOM AND DAD!
(This, besides my wedding day was the best moment of my life)

You brush your teeth... chuchichiuchiuchuchuchu...

2010-06-17T08:17:00.000-07:00

Ok you know that song when you were little, when you wake up in the morning and its quarter to 1, and you just want to have a little fun you brush your teeth , chuchichiuchiuchuchuchu... however you spell that last part but you all know what I'm talking about... lol And I'm guessing your all singing it now too... lol
Its hard not to...
Well I have recently discovered that isn't it AMAZING what a good toothbrushin can do... A. it removes plaque (fabulous, coming from a dental geek) B. instantly gives you better breath C. reduces the amount of cavities in your mouth.
Anyways I just had to post this because lately as I have been feeling so yucky and just ready to get this done with I have found the one thing that has saved me is my toothbrush! I love my oral b, and what it does for me... lol... instantly I feel better... its like when you are getting ready for the day. You just can't feel READY until you get that toothbrush in your mouth eh? Anyways I just had to do a little shout out to my toothbrush today for helping me feel so fresh and clean! LOL! I love brushing my teeth... lol
M

Ok the countdown is on....

2010-06-11T16:01:00.000-07:00

I am sure this is a little early but honestly I am so excited so nervous so everthing.... buuut eeeek 17 more days and we get to hold our sweet bundle of joy!!!!!!eeeek!
Lets do some guesses... BOY OR GIRL? and weight? I wanna see if anyone can get it!
M

Did you think to pray???

2010-06-01T21:42:00.000-07:00

Oh man, another post in 1 week... that's impressive... lol... I have been doing a lot of thinking since my last post and I just had to write this down. As I was driving into Lethbridge today I couldn't get this song out of my head and I kept thinking gosh, that's weird I normally don't have songs going through my head I normally have thoughts, or concerns or what I am going to do when I get to Lethbridge... But today was different....
As Things are getting closer for me and for baby to come I have been having a lot of "ahaa" moments... I guess you could call them. Like for instance 1. cutting my vegetables and fruits up and putting them in containers in the fridge completely helps our family eat our fruits and veggies.... (that was a lame example but little things like that) anyhoo... one of my aha moments today was as things are getting closer and closer for us, nerves start to get the best of me. I am constantly thinking of how Zack is going to do, how he will be while I'm away at the hospital, getting baby clothes ready and washed, cleaning this house like crazy, I guess you could say I'm 'nesting'? I think that is the dumbest term by the way... anyways...
So through this process like I said I have some worrysome moments.. like will surgery go ok, will baby nurse, will baby be healthy, ect... so as I have been feeling these emotions I keep thinking in my head how to deal with all these emotions so I am not an emotional wreck for the next 3 weeks. I need to keep sane so I don't drive everyone around me nuts... anyways today as I was driving to lethbridge this song came in my head....

Ere you left your room this morning,
Did you think to pray?
In the name of Christ our Savior,
Did you sue for loving favor,
As a shield today?
Oh, how praying rests the weary!
Prayer will change the night to day;
So when life seems dark and dreary,

Don’t forget to pray.

Don't you just love that song? Gosh, how simple can it be.... how dumb must I be.... I know I pray at night and sometimes I just get into the same routine of prayers, but think about it... All you have to do is pray? (ok I am sure this is lame to some as this is just an epiphany for me....)
anyways, what a great little song. I sang it so loud to Zack and then I just started to bawl ( so much for keeping my emotions under control for the next 3 weeks haha)
I know that as these last few months have turned into weeks, as these next few weeks turn into days, and as those days turn into hours and then minutes.... I know that, that minute where I get to finally hold my precious little baby in my arms that all time will stop, all time will hold still for Ken and I, and not one of those worries will cross my mind for that brief minute! oooh I can't wait for that minute to come! I am grateful to a Heavenly Father who trusts Ken and I to do this, to bring another little one into this big scary world, and how grateful I am for that!
Well off to bed, will keep everyone posted when baby comes. I will try and keep my epiphany's to a minimum... lol

Motherhood....

2010-05-30T04:10:00.001-07:00

Well its 5 am now and I can't sleep... surprise surprise!!! LOL! I have been stewing all night about posting this but then I thought for heavens sake, I know I may get comments all over the map... but anyways... I can't sleep and I am uncomfortable so I thought I am going to go finally.... post on my blog.... lol. Well Things are getting closer for us as baby number 2 is on its way... yep its coming whether we are ready or not... heeehee.. no we are actually getting REALLY excited! Me in particular! I love newborns and I can't wait to see how little Zacky does with new brother or sister. He is so cute already changing his bears diaper, and kissing him to sleep at night.. he is such a little sweetheart! Anyways as things round closer for me I am getting well what should I say... EMOTIONAL... is that a surprise. I have I think every kind of emotion running through my head. I am nervous, can I really do this? 2 kids. I am sure I can but really can I? I am scared, for everything mostly the surgery, will it go well? will everything go smooth like last time? I am sad that I only have 30 days left with just me and my precious boy.... I am excited to start a new life with our new addition but most of all I am grateful for the opportunity to have this baby.... So then it got me thinking a lot of motherhood. There are so many different kinds of mothers, some are funny, some are fun, some are cool some are laid back, some are crazy, some are cleaners, some are sweet and some are weird, some are talented, some are career based, some are so into their kids that they forget that they have husbands or other people around them, some are generous, some are not so generous, there are honestly a billion "types" of mothers around this world. It makes me wonder sometimes what's the "RIGHT" way to parent? well WORLD, this is my new take on it... I believe that every mom was given that child for a reason... (minus the stupid mothers) but that's a different post.... I guess what I am trying to say is sometimes don't you feel that you are not the best of moms? That people can put you down in a place where they point fingers at you because you aren't being the "MOM" they think you should be? I sometimes get like that but.... you know what... I just have to realize I am the best mom for my little Zack. Sometimes I think man I wish I could play with Zack like that mom plays with her kids, or I wish I could be more sensitive, or more of a teacher to Zack ect... but you know what Zack is a perfect little boy (in my opinion anyways...) and I am here just to guide him. He will be the man one day that he will be and I hope and pray that I will be able to guide him to the best of his potential and that's MY JOB not anyone else. What a greater calling than that eh? Anyways this probably seems stupid to write about but its my blog and I had a little epiphany and I thought I need to write this down. I love my boys, I love my husband he is the best supporting husband I have ever met, he is kind, genuine and funny and sweet and most of all I know he loves me and my boy! I love my baby because he is after all "perfect" to me! He is funny and smart and I know he is going to do fabulous things in this life as we grow together as a family! I love my little family and am so grateful the Lord would bless me with such fabulous boys in my LIFE!
(ps yes this baby is really ready to come out!!)

Catching up... EASTER

2010-04-04T13:59:00.001-07:00

Well my sweet goal of blogging regularly was a little harder than I thought.. lol.. I am trying I really am!!! haha... well We are finally in our new place here and Love it. It was a little adjustment this week going from a 4 level split to a one level place where there is no dishwasher but we are honestly really starting to fall in love already which is great! We had a lot of good times and a lot of stressful times this week but to always get us through it is our sweet baby boy! One day I really should stop calling him my baby.. LOL... anyways here are a few things that kept us entertained while having the stress of moving...

Zack loved to help pack, and label EVERYTHING! He was great at putting things in boxes and taking them out! It was super fun...lol... he Loves his new COWBOY BOOTS and is still in love with shoes lately though its been daddy's workboots? What a knucklehead!!!
So while being out here in M Town, we have grown to really like it. There is a slower pace feeling of being out here and it has been really nice.... a few things we've been up to have been very camera worthy.... (this is what I came home to the other day...LOL)

YOU CAN NEVER BE TO SAFE IN THOSE JUMPEROOS

we also have learned to remove clothing, all parts including a diaper...

reading on our own....

and the sweet songs of Zack's ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM 100000 times a day just will never get old around here!!!!

So this is what our sweet family has been up to lately... Now yesterday was a really fun day... being Easter and all.... The men went to Priesthood and so Grandma had a whole afternoons worth of fun for the grandkids....
When we first got out to the farm Gramma Cynth had already made some WICKED batter for cupcakes that as the kids got to layer them they were the coolest looking cupcakes EVER and SUPER BRIGHT!

Next was off to the basement to have an EASTER LESSON from Grandma Harris. She is always so fun to be around but we are always constantly learning too... I said to my sister I think I am learning more about Christ then the kids are... haha..
Then off to upstairs to go on an egg hunt. In the eggs were money and for the end prize we all got to go up town to the BLUE GOOSE
for some delicious ICE CREAM...

Zack loves ice cream with grandma!!!
What a fun time we had out there thank you so much to Grandma...
Happy EASTER everyone!!! Will be posting really soon! I have a really EXCITING shoot to post here soon can't wait to SHARE!!!!
oh right and here is my new photography buddy.... super excited!

Well we MADE it!

2010-03-30T07:19:00.000-07:00

We are finally in! We have made the move the old house is cleaned (thanks to my sweet mother in law) and the new house all ready to rock (thanks to my mother). I just can't express how much I love family. They are always there to help they are always there to lend a helping hand and to get your through anything! Aren't they fabulous!
Anyways well we are here, we are here in good ol Magrath! We certainly don't feel like HOME quite yet but we are getting there... Yesterday we went and got a few groceries because we have been living on fast food and hot dogs for the last 2 weeks so we thought we probably should have a real piece of fruit in this house somewhere...lol...
I will post some pics of the new place soon. I really use the word "new" lightly.. haha... it will be an awesome little place to live! Zack is adjusting... gets a little emotional at times just not knowing what the heck is going on or why we are here but he loves the fact that he gets to see his grandma and his cousins like everyday... That is a sweet memory for him I am excited to have! Well I just wanted to post and say we are in, we did it, we survived the move... we didn't even think about divorce... haha.. we had a few stressful days and I said to Ken, "are we gonna make it through this move or what?" haha we just had to sit there and laugh... It all went good and we are getting all settled in! Pictures to come of the new place... we just need to get a few pics on the wall! LOL!
M

4 Fun Fabulous DAYS..

2010-03-23T08:22:00.001-07:00

Well wow... what a crazy weekend and start of week. We are in the fun process of moving and boy its been a BLAST...lol NOT... I am not a huge fan of moving now... haha, I was the one who told Ken, I'll do it, it will be fine.. Well plans are changing around like crazy but I'm sure its all for the good!
Well here is our life in a nutshell... first we will start with why we are all moving away from our wonderful little abode here in Lethy!!! Ken graduated this year and got hired on with Sunlife and we were offered a fabulous position which will require us to move sooner or later. Its a 3 year training program, our first year we found out is here in Lethbridge and then our other years could possibly be Boston or Ireland! It will be a super fun adventure but have required us to be grown ups and make a few decisions. So we decided to put our house on the market like April mayish and see what happens... well we had a realtor come look at it and see what we could get and in a matter of one week we were signing papers and just like that our sweet little home was SOLD. We definitely got what we wanted for $$$ but its still hard to leave this fabulous home, and friends and family we have made here in Lethbridge.
Well we decided that if our second year was in Boston we would rent in Magrath until we go just to help save up some money as Boston is the 2ND most expensive place to live in the USA right now.
So anyways... low and behold look what we are doing all in one month.... moving back to my hometown, MAGRATH. Something I never thought we'd EVER be doing. LOL... I love my little Magrath dont get me wrong... I just never thought we as a family would be moving back there. We have so many emotions, nervous, excited, worried, happy, sad to be leaving here too... So anyways we are in the process of moving as we have to be out on April 1st.
As we were looking for somewhere to just rent out in Magrath we found a few opportunities ( one possiblity was shackin up with the parents haha... ) but then another opportunity just presented itself and we couldn't be more thrilled....
A house of our own again... lol it may be old and it may not be built my trusty husband and father but I will live there! lol.. its actually really cute. I can see the potential. It definately needs a little TLC but I can't wait to make it our home! (It's just temporary I have to keep telling myself.)
Anyways... so for that long story wow sorry everyone if you don't like to read blogs you just basically read our life just to tell about this little story....
So among all this packing and moving and having such a big helper (he really is, he loves to help put things in boxes although he also loves to take them out. But he does love to help!LOL, being 7 months preggers and still trying to be a mom and wife... ( I may be slipping in those areas at this time) we have been getting a little sick, me in particular.
So Saturday day Ken said to me Mandy I am taking Zack to Magrath to do some stuff when I get back I want you to have seen a doctor and have a solution to this cold that you can not even breathe.... So off to a walk in I went.. they did absolutely nothing for me so they told me to go to EMERG... EMERG??? what the heck I hate the hospital but I knew Ken would give me that guilty feeling if I came home without seeing a doctor so there I sat in Emerg for 2 whole long hours without my baby to keep me entertained. Finally when I got in she listened and was about to do an x-ray when I asked if I could skip the x-ray. She then said we should put me on a ventilator and see if that helps... OH MY GOSH... i am so glad I went down there I actually took one good breath in and it felt SOOO GOOD to breathe!!! loL! so home I went with a ventilator and it has sure made life a little easier for me (what a poor sap I am... LOL)
Anyways, then last night we had another trip to the hospital... haha... Zack was up all night coughing and hacking and gagging and I thought what if he has the same as me? So down we went again at 12 am. Poor little Gaffer... We then had to get the poor little guy and xray and wait FOREVER it seemed. I was so relieved to hear he didn't have the pneumonia too but that he just has A LOT of gunk in his poor chest. I hate sickness I hate being sick and more than that I hate the HOSPITAL.. lol.. they are great people but I would rather be in my comfy bed sleeping my heart away... I hope we all feel better as this move is just this Friday and Saturday... so fun! Although I think I have everything ready to go I am going to be SOOO EXCITED to just get out there and start our life in our sweet new home! Please come visit if you can and we'll show you the SIGHTS of good ol MAGRATH!
M

another attempt...

2010-03-19T17:34:00.000-07:00

Ok here is yet another attempt to be a blogging mom... haha. I am inspired by my sweet sister in law to do this.. I read hers everyday and think gosh I wish I could do that... well here we go AGAIN... haha. I promise I will try this time. I would like to do be able to have some kind of remembrance of our family... haha... Zack is growing so fast and doing so many fun things that I need to be better at writing them down. So like I said this is my attempt to do better... a pledge... here we go again..

WOW.....

2010-01-24T09:22:00.000-08:00

Ok I really stink at this blog... I am so busy trying to keep Zack going, working, and doing photos and then keeping up the otherblog... gosh... anyways I will really try and be better at posting to this blog too! I am working on a bunch of photos of our family every month I will touch up about 30 photos that I love and then at the end of the year do a little slideshow... this is what i did this year for our pictures and LOVE it! Sooo.. this is my new goal for this year! SO EXCITED! Anyways I will be posting pictures very soon as is looks like January is coming to an end... crazy!!!

New GOAL

2009-08-11T12:49:00.000-07:00

Okay so I have a little goal I am going to get out there so I can either have someone do it with me haha or just at least bug me to do it... anyways... Ken and I went to edmonton this last weekend for a little family getaway... while we were driving I kept saying ken, I know i've forgotten something... he's like well what? kept going on and on and on like that I know I forgot something... so we get to Calgary and I was like AAAHHH I FORGOT MY CAMERA..... balls i was so mad.. anyways kenny was like this is good... you can just relax and enjoy our lil family... and you know what it was super fun... but I felt like something was missing... so.. my new birthday wish is to get a new little olympus( i know, I'm normally a canon girl....) but.... olympus stylus 6000 its waterproof point and click and its adorable and takes great little pictures for the oops I forgot my camera moments... and it goes underwater, and in extremely cold temperatures as well! anyways... so I want that for my birthday because I want to start the 365 day project. Basically what you do is take a picture everyday of something you did or what happened that day ( i believe anyways?) I'm kinda making it up because I have heard about it but I think I'll just kind do my own twist! LOL! anyways... I am going to do that and this is what this blog will be about the everyday picture! Then at the end of they year I will have a sweet little scrapbook of our baby boy and our family! Anyways if anyone wants to join me we could push each other along and remind all of us to do it? Its a great way to capture those moments we may otherwise forget! anyways.... let me know I'm super PUMPED!
M

Slacker...

2009-06-02T16:16:00.000-07:00

Wow what a horrible blogger I've been.... so silly... but life really does get away on you sometimes... Zack is almost walking and he is crazy as ever so keeping up to him all day is a chore in itself! Anyways not alot happening here in our small corner of the world. Kenny and I are really enjoying the break from school! Kenny is working full time with Jenex and really enjoying that! I am still doing pictures.... its so silly but I am really really falling in love with what I do! Its a hard choice for me whether to go back to work in the fall or not... I could do this everyday all day I think! I LOVE IT! so thats what I have been up to.. and Zack attack... well he is a crawling machiene.. he is turning into such a stink... but in a good way.. he makes me laugh probably once every 10 min.. haha today..for example he was nursing and he bit me... yeah he bit me... I never thought the day would come but it did and so I've heard other mums say when they bite to push him into you.... so he can't breath.... so he bit and the first time I just pulled him off in shock of what he just did to me, but then the next time he bit I pushed him in, I held him there for a bit I thought not to long but for a while.... and when he came off from flailing his arms around he just looked up at me and laughed and laughed and giggled and how do you not laugh at that... its not funny by the way but it was soo cute at the same time... there was nothing more than to laugh... anyways.. he is the light of my life... he is so fun and funny... and such a little joy to have around.. He is trying to master this walking business... he's been taking steps lately... 9 months, gulp im going to have my hands full! but anyways we are doing great just letting you know i haven't fallen off the face of the earth.... ive been busy on my other blog check er out http://kmbakerphotography10.blogspot.com

Till next time...

Mands

SuperStore

2009-04-06T09:07:00.000-07:00

Okay so friday I decided we really needed some groceries.... I was on the south side anyways so I thought.. I'll go to superstore and get them there this time.. my gosh was that the stupidest idea ever!! I've been trying to go places with Zack where he can sit in the cart not his carseat anymore... so I took zack out and went to get a cart... 1st thing- $1.00 freaking dollar for the carts.. my gosh! So we went to get a dollar and by the time we had come back no carts so we had to go out in he parking lot to find a cart.... Next I went to put Zack in the cart and there were no strappies... to tie him down... Oh welll I'll just entertain him with toys and treats... nope not a chance he reached for everything/food/bag/apple in sight.. so here I was holding zack down with one hand trying to push this cart with the other and im sure I looked like I've never been out of the house before... anyhoo... so not being a frequent superstore shopper I had absolutely NO idea where anything was.. so have you ever seen those mums with like 8 kids jumping all over and the mums got her list out talking to it like its actually going to respond back... i normally look at those poor ladies and think dang it I should go help her out... yep you guessed it that was me talking to my list..." where are those stinken eggs, hmmm I wonder if they have frozen buns..." "okay i've already gone down this isle 3 times to find those eggs?..." you get the point... so finally after an hour or so in the superstore Im waiting in the checkout... thinking to myself awesome YOU DID IT!!!! I get to the checkout and the lady asked me "how many bags do you want" I looked at her like what did you ask me.... she puts her hand on her hip all snooty "HOW MANY BAGS DO YOU WANT?" Im like I dunno enough to bag these groceries? so she says do you think 6 will do it? I say "sure?" Then she hands me the bags... What the heck does she want me to do with these? She's like bag your own groceries hunnie... I thought are you flippen kidding me.. I just spent 1 hour fighting my boy to sit in this cart, been lost in your HUGE store for 1 hour, paid for my own bags and now I have to bag my groceries!!!!????? So Im still trying to hold Zack in the cart while bagging these groceries and well ya I guess it took me a bit longer... but to top it off the lady behind me was sitting there tapping her toe waiting for me... I almost turned around and said "could ya just hold him or something so we could all get out of here?" anyhoo... so LONG story of complete whinning but I will NEVER go to that superstore alone without a lil help-well until zack can sit in that thingy better... anyhoo... I thought I would share my ridiculous superstore experience!!!!

Calling All MODELS!!!!

2009-03-23T15:29:00.001-07:00

Alright all you AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL FANS.... WE WANT YOU!!!! We had so much fun with our last family giveaway we decided to do another giveaway... It seems fast but we are so excited to do another one! This one is different however from the last, because its a so called "GLAMOUR SHOT" My fear of giving this away is no one will enter because I know people can get modest on me here... But I can PROMISE YOU we will have SOO MUCH FUN!! It's very relaxed, not stressful, get out there and be silly... TO tell you the TRUTH its really fun for me too... to find new poses and do funky outfits! So we won't call it a GLAMOUR SHOT we'll call it America's Next Top Model... ( I love to go and play americans next top model its so fun!!!) So... here's how you enter... I have been reading about these points systems... and

I LOVE THE IDEA! So here are your points...

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1.Follow Baker Photograpy Blog- 1 point

2.Post about this giveaway on your blog/facebook/website - 2 points

3.Put a link from your blog/website to our BLOG- 1 point

4. Tell me about your favorite Photo session of yourself/or others

Flatter me... Just kiding, no but really.... -1 point

Let me know what ones (or ALL) that you have done and I will put your name in the draw! Come on everyone put your pride/ modesty behind you and LETS HAVE SOME FUN! I can't wait to go out and take some FUN photos... I would like to do outside ones and a few inside as well!

GOOD LUCK..

The GIVEAWAY will be going until March 31st at MIDNIGHT! All participants will recieve a discount on their own "Glamour Shots" if you book with in the first 7 days after the WINNER is announced! GOOD

LUCK I AM SO EXCITED!!!!

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GET YOUR VOTES IN ASAP!!! REMEMBER FREE FAMILY PHOTOS!

2009-03-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

Okay, I don't know if EVERYONE knows but hello.. its FREE!!! I am doing a giveaway for FREE FAMILY PHOTOS! I am so excited to do it and to see who the winner is... I am more excited I think than alot of the people who have already put their name in! OOHh the anticipation is killing me! Let me know your story soon, you can check out my photography blog at kmbakerphotography10.blogspot.com

and enter to win! It will be so fun! And keep posted cuz I really wanna do a

glamour shot GIVEAWAY.. and you HAVE to enter that one cuz its just for fun!!!

Anyways Enter away like I said I am soo excited to do this little compititon! It makes is fun!

Check it out and GOOD LUCK!!!

Where Are You Tooth???

2009-03-10T17:31:00.000-07:00

Teething- defintion, horrible time had by all... man i feel bad for this little guffer... He's been teething forever it comes up and goes back down... that is the stupidest part! like I said yuck... I just feel so bad for Zack! It seems so painful, nothing makes him happy I feel awful! I gave him teething tablets, teething toys... its just a rough life when your 6 months of age.. haha.. Poor thing.. anyways Im sure we'll all survive!

Cravings-Pregnant?

2009-03-01T15:22:00.001-08:00

Okay, how come I still get these crazy cravings... and I'm not even pregnant? So the other day I all the sudden had the biggest craving and what for... Rice Pudding.. rice pudding???? What the heck is that? I swear I've only ever had a bite of rice pudding once when I was small and now all the sudden... I can't get enough... so off to Wally World I went to try and find this cursed thing, and a pregnancy test.... I swore I had to of been pregnant...

Well I'm here to announce, definitely NOT pregnant!.... But then...

I got another Crazy craving.... SICK PANCAKES! I hate pancakes! I always have and yep you guessed it we had the most scruntious pancakes i've ever had.... So anyways despite my whole I always think Im pregnant thing I'm also sick of these cravings... Im not sure if it's a post pregnancy thing but I sure hope they stop soon or I'll never get all my baby weight off?

Feb- Mardi Gras

2009-03-01T14:59:00.000-08:00

Okay so call our family weird, but this year we celebrated MARDI GRAS... and though no we didn't have a parade or took our shirts off, we had cake and fake beads... The funny thing is we did absolutely nothing for Valentines Day (except Ken cooked an amazing meal) but we did celebrate the wonderful day of MARDI GRAS! Reason.... i'm sure your wondering why? Each month for family home evening we have 5 different "activities" each month... really 4 but a 5th for those months with more weeks... anyhoo.... One week we do an activity (swimming, basketball, for a walk... ect.) one week we learn about the scriptures, one week we do a service activity, and one week we have a night of culture... we learn about another country or culture... Last month we had our friends over and did the Chinese New Year and learned about China, this month was France and we learned about "Fat Tuesday" which another word is Mardi Gras... So therefore we celebrated mardi gras and boy we had a good time.... The reason for the cake is there is a tradition that they do that they make a cake and put a "trinket" inside and whoever gets the trinket (which normally is a toy baby doll) gets crowned king or queen of the day.... It was fun, kenny put together a fun slideshow about france and I did a little presentation on the actual Mardi Gras and how it came to be! Next month is... yep you guessed it IRELAND!! We're very excited! Anyways here's a few pictures of our FHE night.... Don't mind the hair in the 2nd picture I had just got out of the shower.....

What do we have here... the little turkey reached over and dug his little fingers right into that cake....

Nice try ZACK!

2009-02-15T17:55:00.000-08:00

Ok, Seriously I haven't fallen off the face of the earth but this is what happens when a computer crashes... Balls... So anyways things are in progress with the photography business so I am getting wicked stoked! Our new computer comes this week, got the new photoshop CS4 and a tablet! OOOh i am getting really excited to do some wicked editing... It stinks that the computer went but maybe this is a good thing... start anew! Anyhoo Just to let everyone know give me a week or two but then check out my blog for photography its, kmbakerphotography10.blogspot.com and soon to come.....(drum roll please...) MY WEBSITE!!! YEah I am totally pumped about alll this.. Kenny has really Stepped in and started to help me out on the business side and I think this might just work out perfectly for us! YEAH! So get ready to get some family/ engagment/ baby, or maternity pictures because we are going to have a ball! OOH I am excited to start some new Fresh ideas and I hope you are too!
Will be back in business soon!

New start....Sort Of

2009-02-06T19:49:00.000-08:00

Ok So, I guess you all heard... my computer crashed.. like I said before... worst day of my life.... I thought I was going to pass out. Anyhoo... Well Today was a very exciting day for me because well although my computer crashed and what not it might not be a bad thing.. I mean I really Really love this photography business and I've always wanted to really pursue it.... I mean really get my name out there and I guess be confident in what I do. I always second guess my work, is it good, are my clients going to like it, its silly how much I can stress and fret over one picture.... anyways... So getting back to this whole computer thing... Today we bought a brand new i mac computer -24inches again but this time the Hard drive automatically backs itself up every hour... fewf what a relief... So i am really excited about that, also i am excited because I am getting the NEW photoshop CS well I think its CS4... yeah hoo! So i am really excited to see what this program offers me... Well the point of all this jibber jabber is that I really really want to immerse myself in this photography more and more.... I love it and I have fun with it, I just need to be confident in it. I have a really good friend who is a client and she always is telling me how much she loves my stuff and I am not going to lie everytime she refers someone to me or talks about the photography it does make me feel like a million bucks... that I really start to feel confident in what I am doing.. so.. point is I am going to start into this business a little more heavily. i want to get prints professionally printed, I am in the process of making a label for myself, I am also in the process of making business cards and ect... I think that I really can do this I love it and so why not.. The reason I am making this post is actuallly to hear your feedback.. I love hearing feedback obviously from everyone because then I can take all of it into perspetive and really get a jump on all this... Let me know what you think, ideas, suggestions.... if you want to commment on photos be my guest... Also I am working on making my photography blog a bit more... well professional rather than just a cute blog.. anyways I hope this is making sense I would just love to hear ideas and suggestions... Thanks for reading this jibber jabber.... I love all you guys and all of my clients thank you for your wonderful support and confident I sure appreciate all you do for me... Thank you for your wonderful comments and support! I love you all and can't wait to photograph each one of your families and to make a story of your sweet little families!

He Sleeps!!!!

2009-02-02T07:32:00.000-08:00

The monster sleeps! I was starting to loose hope there! Last night Zack slept sooo wonderful! and even though it wasn't completely through the night it was way better than every 2 hours! I am finally excited once again. Sometimes I think that us moms get a little to comparitive (is that even a word?) and think our kid should be doing what the other kids doing... well let me remind everyone (mostly myself) that each babe is different and different things work for different babies... I am so lucky to have my little baby and even though he doesn't sleep through the night he is perfect to me! Thanks to all my wonderful and amazing friends who are so supportive through this fun and learning process of motherhood... I sure appreciate all your encouragement, advice and awesome chats.. Here is a little picture of my wild haired little man... They really are wonderful aren't they!...

2009-02-02T07:26:00.000-08:00

okay, so these are long over due but I thought I would post a few pictures from Zack's nudey session.. it was soo fun! It was all natural lighting and I loved it.. I think I will try and do more photos (especially babies) this way! Let me know what ya think!

2009-02-02T07:19:00.000-08:00

2009-01-30T13:10:00.000-08:00

Okay, seriously can I say more...I love my baby! Haha... He is so fun to play with.. I Love to watch him Roll over, Sit up (seriously look how big he is getting) and talk up a storm! I am so blessed to have such a fun and sweet baby. I LOVE being a mommy!

We Love eachother....

He's Getting so GOOD at Sitting UP!

I couldn't Stop LAUGHING at this picture... he thinks he is so funny and this is the face he does whenever he does something funny or cute.... I LOVE HIM!

Sleep....

2009-01-28T19:20:00.000-08:00

Ok so I am on this kick that I must must must figure out a way to make Zack sleep a little longer than 2 hours at a time... so tonight I kept him awake from 4 till 8pm and then gave him a bath, Fed him, and sang a little song and then the plan was to let him cry himself to sleep. Well to my surprise he got this little smirk on his face closed his eyes when I kissed him on his forehead and off to sleep he went... um... WHAT? OK? so.. its 8:30pm and guess what? Yeah I am going to bed? what the duce? Well I am hoping the bath and full tummy keeps him asleep for a little longer? Anyways I'll let ya know how the night went tomorrow... Cant wait till one day he surprises me and SLEEPS through the NIGHT!

25 Things...

2009-01-28T19:18:00.000-08:00

Ok So I know thaat most of you have read this on Facebook but I thought why not stick it on my blog to introduce myself a little bit... This is a silly little list about myself...

1. I can't believe I am writing 25 things about myself...

2. I married my best friend and We have the most amazing son! My life is soo blessed.

3. I am a dental assistant, who can scale (which makes most hygienists hate me) but... I love my job and i have worked for the same Dentist for 4 years, and despite all my bickering and complaining i actually like my job!

4.I hate scary movies

5.I was a nanny for 5 months in the Bahamas. I absolutely got the travellers bug!

6. I have a rare condition in my spine, which makes my left arm numb (its awesome, and by awesome i mean stupid!)

7. I hate breakfast, but I LOVE breakfast foods, i.e: eggs, cereal, bacon.....ect.

8. I had s c-section, and will alway have c-sections which by the sound of it, I'm quite ok with that!

9.I love to make lists. Even though I am not the most organized person, I love my lists... I have lists for groceries, what to do that day, what to clean, how i manage money, goals i want to accomplish, things I want my hubby to do, heck i even sat down and made this list...

10.I love to run! I could run all day (well not really but if i could i would love it!)

11.I love taking pictures, in fact I kinda have a small little business and I LOVE it! I love to capture that adorable first time mom really excited but nervous about whats to come, I love capturing the sweetness of a newborn fast asleep with such a peaceful little look on their adorable little faces. I love the sweet innocence of a little kid, or a little girls giggle, or a little boy and their lack of attention! I love to capture two love birds ready to start their own fairytale, and every family with their unique style! I love taking pictures...(wow that got a lttle long sorry)

12. I love to play with my baby boy! We love to sing, dance, read stories, make up stories, swim, but my favorite time of the day, when the world comes to a complete pause is when I get to watch my baby sleep, nothing i don't think could be more rewarding than that!

13. I love a good hot dog!

14. My favorite color is red

15. I love to be busy, dental assisting, Photography, Nails/pedicures(oh and a little waxing), i used to sell shade clothing but not anymore, Next I want to take some culture/cooking classes and Secretively I want to be a Hairdresser-and one day will!

16. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to make fun of people. If it was a career I would be a millionaire. It is one of my favorite past times... I love most people I come in contact with, and you know i love you if I can mock you or tease in some way. Its just who I am....

17. My husband is a better cook than me

18. I hate cleaning the kitchen but I love the smell of fresh laundry

19. I am horrible at New Years Resolutions. I made a goal not to come on facebook for a whole week, I didn't even make it till Tuesday

20. Which Leads me to my next point, I waste way to much time on Facebook

21. I love to sew, Quilt and I also like to bake. I just don't like to clean, i wish i had a maid

22. My Sisters and my Mom are my best friends!

23. I wish we could move to a Unique place just for a few years, I would love my children to see the world outside of Lethbridge. There is just so much out there....

24. I am a proud citizen of Magrath. I grew up in Magrath, my Family is in Magrath, I have friends in Magrath. I LOVE MAGRATH!

25. I love Life, it is so full of adventure and fun things, I never want to grow up. I still love to explore and get lost when I go places. I Love to find new places and learn something new everyday. I always get mocked because I have taken a million courses but I just think that there is so much out there to learn. I love my family, I love my friends, I believe in my Religion and I am so Thankful for the Life God Blessed me with!

Alphabet....

2009-01-27T16:13:00.001-08:00

Ok so I know Zack is only 4 months but why not teach him early... I got this idea from Angie Asplund (the most creative person I know) and so I tried it out... they are fabric covered magnets... so fun! Zack seemed to like them too!

And then he ate them

Zack's Standing?

2009-01-27T08:18:00.001-08:00

Okay so the other day kenny said "Mandy, come look at Zack" The smart little man found the birds and cars outside and found it VERY interesting! It was so cute I had to snap a million pictures!

The one car was on its way an Zack kept watching it until his head hit the cold window... so cute!

High chair

2009-01-27T07:57:00.000-08:00

Well Zack... zack is a wonderful little boy, but... for the past 2 weeks he has been a horrible horrible sleeper... so first I thought its just teething... Then I thought maybe he's sick? nope, then I got this bright idea maybe he's hungry.... so off the wally world I went and bought some rice cereal! We got the little guy a high chair and off we were to start some solids.....

Let's DO THIS...?

2009-01-27T07:41:00.000-08:00

Okay, I guess my goal to stop facebooking. didn't happen...so.....i thought why not replace the habbit with something new...a blog??? So here is my attempt to blog...