Baby Shower in Boise :)

So before I start, I just have to make clear and well known that I HAVE THE BEST AND GREATEST FRIENDS IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!! Ok...Now I will begin :)

One of my best friends, Megan, made this darling baby shower cake! She made it all from scratch, fondant and all! Isn't it wonderful? I love how she incorporated all the colors I will be using to decorate Saije's nursery, although they have nothing to do with each other. She is so creative! Thanks so much Meg!

Roxy and Megan were the two ladies that put this whole baby shower together and I couldn't be more thankful and appreciative that they did! Besides playing some games and opening gifts, we also had a BBQ with hamburgers/hotdogs, fruit, veggies, chips, and delicious potato, pasta, and macarroni salad made by Roxy. It was all delicious!

I received so many much needed baby items as gifts! It's pretty amazing how much stuff one little tiny person needs, especially right off the bat! I got pretty much all my essentials covered for the most part, with the exception of a few things, so I'm ready to roll! Some of the items pictured above are: baby wash, child proofing kit, baby carrier toys, baby spoons, hair accessories, baby powder, baby thermometer, nail clippers, binkies, binky holder, dishwasher organizer to wash bottles, bathroom basket to store baby bathroom items, booger sucker, diaper cream, bath towel with matching washclothes, baby bath, stuffed animal ducky (not in picture), a cute pink/zebra outfit, pink beanie with zebra flower, and also a crocheted pink/cream/brown baby blanket made by my friend Matt's mother that is not in the picture. Thanks so much everyone!

I also got, of course, a bunch of diapers and a package of wipes! Those will be much appreciated here shortly :)

Megan gave me this pin to wear around that says "Congratulations Mommy To Be".

I forgot to mention when I was listing out the gifts that Sam & Roxy got me the baby blue/brown Pack n Play that I registered for! Thanks again guys! I love you soooo much!

The only picture I got with anyone who came to the shower was with Amy. I love this girl!

So much for updating this week...

Too much has been going on this past week, or at least I feel like it, so I obviously haven't had time to do all my Blog updates like I wanted to. I have been cleaning out and organizing ALL my stuff from two years ago that I stored at my parents house after Alex and I got divorced. It is absolutely amazing some of the things I decided to keep. It's not all necessarily junk, but alot of "stuff" I don't use and probably won't use, so why keep it ya know? It feels so good to throw so much away or take so much to the DI! Decluttering and organizing is almost an addiction for me now! Within a couple days I hope to be done! By the looks of it, I am getting rid of more stuff than I'm keeping, which is actually a great feeling! I should have done this a l-o-n-g time ago! Anyway...that's what has consumed so much of my time and taken me away from blogging. Everything I was going to blog about is about to happen all over again in a week anyway so what's the point now: Brogan will be home again, this time for TWO weeks instead of one (hopefully be here when Saije is born), I have another baby appointment on Monday, I will be moving into my new apartment within the week so moving in with my parents is already old news, etc. I will try to do better next week or at least keep up with things as they happen instead of posting 5 different blogs all at once :) One thing I can blog about right now though is my baby shower in Boise my friends had for me last week on the 30th. It was a blast! I'm having another baby shower on Monday in Ogden that my cousin Jennifer is throwing for me. I'll make sure and blog about that too next week! Hopefully Saije doesn't decide to come before I can update ya'll on everything or it will NEVER get done! LOL!

Picture Frames

So I learned today that with this much time on my hands waiting for this Little Lady to come, I should probably stay out of the craft isle unless I have plans to make something specific. Ha Ha! If not, I will walk out of there with a FEW different projects to start and I already have several projects half finished. I keep buying more and more and more, but it's soooooo fun! Here is what my project was for today...matching picture frames for Saije's nursery. Fortunately, it was a start to finish thing all in one day. I was very pleased with how they turned out and the fact that I only spent $8!  

Explanation to come...

When I feel up to it, I will post a brief explanation/story behind Saije's dad, Joe. I know curiosity gets the best of all of us and I've had several people ask me out of love and concern if everything is ok. I can assure all of you that I am happy and content with my decision in that department and we will just wait and see how things REALLY pan out once she makes her much awaited arrival. I do ask, however, that my decision be respected. Joe, by no means, is a bad person or deserves to be bad-talked about no matter your personal opinion. There IS a reason I was with him for a year despite the constant "roasting" at both our expenses and our relationship's expense and there IS definitely a reason he is the father of my daughter. No one knows him like I do. Things happen and things change. Sometimes there just isn't a dang thing we can do about it. The important part should be that I am happy and I'm doing my best to prepare myself for Motherhood the best I can, with or without him. My baby girl will NEVER be short people who love and adore her.

On a MUCH happier note, this week I'm hoping to catch this Blog up to date on the most recent events in my life, those being: moving back home to Burley, the baby shower my best friends Roxy and Megan had for me in Boise yesterday, Brogan being home this entire past week on his week off work, my 35 wk dr appointment I had on Wednesday with an ultrasound pic, etc. So much going on! :)

7.19.2011 House Fire :(

I was making my 5 minute drive to work on Tuesday and saw a little bit of smoke coming from a house that is right on the side of the main road just a block before my work. I instantly pulled over, got out, and walked over to a lady standing on the sidewalk who was calling 911. She lived right up the road and saw the smoke just barely before I did, or it would have been ME calling 911! How scary! There is alot to the story, but to sum it all up, this cute little house burned to the ground and I witnessed it all from start to finish, which was about 2 1/2 hours. This first picture was taken as the first responders were barely arriving. It went from just a little smoke, to all that black smoke, to flames blazing 60 ft in the air in a matter of 2-3 minutes! Thank goodness no one was home. The home was being rented by a couple and their small child. They had left to run some errands when the air conditioner/swamp cooler shorted out and exploded. Fox 13 News interviewed me about it and I was on the news that night! How embarassing! Ha Ha! I can honestly say it was one of the most terrifying and tragic things my eyes have ever witnessed. Especially at first when no one knew if anyone was inside. My heart was just aching and aching and aching and then we got the news that they weren't even home. Still though, they lost everything. The house was completely demolished :( Makes me 10X more grateful for what I have. It can all be gone with the blink of an eye. The whole experience really choked me up. A few tears were shed by this pregnant lady for sure! Like I said, I was there from start to finish. It's amazing how fast fire can take over and there's not a dang thing you can do about it! That poor family...my heart really goes out to them :'(

Weber State fireworks 7.17.2011

The Sunday before the 24th of July, the Lindquist family & Utah Symphony team up and do fireworks at Weber State University. My cousin Jen, her husband Jon, and their two kids invited me to go with them to watch. We got there 3 hours early at 7 PM to make sure and get a good spot because THOUSANDS of people come to watch and lay out blankets all over Weber State campus and nearby areas. It was an AWESOME show! One of the best firework shows I've seen in a long time :) Jen's daughter Avery is one of my most favorite little girls on the planet. She and I are best buds! Isn't she a cutie?

The only issue I had waiting 3 hours for the fireworks to start was that it was also in the 90's and I'm 7 1/2 months pregnant. Not a good combination! We walked to the gas station and got drinks and treats to get us through the wait though so it all worked out. Thanks Jen and Jon for the invite! It was a blast!

More swimming pics

Last time I posted about the kids swimming in the kiddie pool over the Fourth of July I only had one picture, so here are a few more :)

Channing LOVED LOVED LOVED the water in the pool and playing with the hose. He liked it way more than even my 5 yr old nephew and he's only 16 months old! He was practically drowning himself by dunking his head in the pool and then pulling it out and laughing his head off. It was hysterical! I wish I would have gotten it on video! Me, Brogan, and my Mom just sat there and laughed. It was quite entertaining :)

Brogan is such a good Daddy! It is precious the kind of relationship he has with Channing. Channing is a Daddy's boy through and through! They are the best of friends! I just love watching them play with each other :)

When we finally got Channing out of the pool to take him back home, he looked so cute wrapped up in the beach towel. He just layed there in his Daddy's arms and chillaxed. Pretty sure he was beyond wore out :)

By the time my niece Angie was done with her fix of watermelon, it was alllll over her face! Ha Ha! She looked so cute though! The look on her face in this picture is priceless :)

I can't remember exactly why Caleb was upset in this picture, but he still looks so studly! I can't believe he will be 5 years old this coming Monday the 25th! He's growing up so fast!