Katherine is Here!

Introducing Katherine Elizabeth Miller
Born September 14, 2010
at 6:19am weighing 7 lbs 6 oz 19.75 inches long

She is wonderful! Lots of hair and cute smiles. Everything went perfectly and we are doing well.

Spencer's Funny Sayings

We went to Red Robin for Spencer's birthday. When they brought him a sundae he said
"Oh, Wow!" and then when they asked him how old he was he said
"I'm two old." Say it out loud and you should giggle.


This morning Spencer looked up at dad and said "Good morning Dad." Then he looked at me and said "Good morning Mom." Made my heart melt.


Spencer got a rug with roads on it to play on. Last week he asked "Mom, Spencer sleep carpet?" Yep, he slept all night on his carpet.

Parade of Homes

One of our favorite things to participate in is the Iron County Parade of Homes. It gives us an opportunity to get our business name out into the community to perspective customers. There are 9 homes this year and Mountain Lighting provided lights for 6 of them. Pretty cool huh? So, if you need something to do come see these beautiful homes and some great lighting. We don't have a booth this year (just in case baby Katherine decides to come this weekened or next) but we are still excited for the show. See you there!

Melissa and Doug Giveaway

Hi Everyone!
So, I was looking online to find some puzzles for Spencer's Birthday and I found this giveaway from Melissa and Doug. They have the best puzzles and toys around. Enter before September 3! Hopefully I win and not you (he, he, he).

Here is a link:
www.melissaanddoug.com

Spencer and FHE

So, last night was crazy! Spencer and I got home for the night at 7:45 and Mark got home at 8:25. By 8:35 I had Family Home Evening ready. We were going to learn how to be a sunbeam for Jesus. We were going to color suns after the lesson. Well, Spencer didn't want to wait for me to read the story before coloring. So, after a few minutes of whining he decided to boycott FHE. He stormed out of the living room and went to his bedroom screaming. Mark and I couldn't do anything but laugh at him. Needless to say I let him start coloring while I finished the story. It was fun!

A Few Goals

Lately I have really been wanting to be better about some things in my life. So, I am writing down my goals/expectations so I can be more accountable for them.

1. Read my scriptures for 20 minutes a day. To do this I know I will have to get up earlier than Spencer.

2. Do one chore around the house each day. I have made a simple chore chart to help with this one.

Monday- Dust
Tuesday- Bathroom
Wednesday- Kitchen
Thursday- Sweep/Mop
Friday- Laundry
Saturday- Bedrooms

3. Work on something creative once a week. I always have fun ideas (christmas cards, scrapbooks, home decor, etc) but never do them so now I will. This week I want to finish Katherine's blanket and start making announcement cards.

4. Organize my living room. This means getting my budget/desk/library/craft corner unpacked (since I have been living there for 3 months I think it is time).

5. Send out birthday cards on time to my family. Yep, I am only like 4 months behind on this one (or more for those I don't have an address for). My siblings are so good about remembering my family's birthdays and I have been horrible this year.

6. Start exercising. Ok, probably not going to really start this one until after Katherine gets here but it is my goal nonetheless. I am thinking of walking to the mailbox and back. I think it is 3/4 mile roundtrip. Start there and see how it goes.

Awesome One Week Sale!

Close To My Heart is making room for all of their new paper packs. To do so they are having a one week sale on select:
*Level One Paper Packs $4
*Level Two Paper Packs $6
*and Stickease Assortments $2
They are all color cordinated which makes it so easy. These would be great Christmas gifts for really cheap. The sale starts Wednesday, August 4 and goes until the 11. Available while supplies last. Happy Shopping and Scrapbooking!