Baby, Life Planners and Giveaways

Life has been....well... BUSY! Baby is growing bigger and bigger every day! I can't imagine life without him :) He really completes us, as cliche as it sounds ;). I rpomise to update more often, infact, the awesome contest I'm going to share with you has inspired me to dust the webs off this blog and hop to it! Head on over to http://www.itwontbelikethisforlong.com to see what all the fuss is about! She is giving away a $25 giftcard to ErinCondren.com...an amazing site that has awesome planners, note cards and all kinds of fun personalized goodies... I LOVE their Life Planner! HOP TO IT! :)

Mr. 3 month old!

Parenthood

You know youre a parent when your merlot is accompanied by rainbow chip cookies and diapers :) love this life!

Swim!

Today we brought Baby to the pool for the first time. He cried first, then was ok and smiling, then he cried again. Never bring a sleepy baby to the pool! Still a success :)

Zoo trip

E, J, Baby and I hit up the San Francisco Zoo

Big Boy Bumbo

We recieved this Bumbo as a gift, and Baby does so well in it!

Love this guy!

Love this guy!

My Review of Huggies 30 Ct Pure and Natural Diapers - Newborn

Originally submitted at Toys R Us

Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers made of organic materials. Discover the pure bliss of a diaper that includes gentle, natural materials. Organic cotton and a touch of aloe & E, fragrance free - and happily hypoallergenic! Designed with unbeatable leakage protection so your child will stay dry....

Huggies 30 Ct Pure and Natural Diapers - Newborn

Great for Newborns!

By Jamie from California on 6/18/2011

 

4out of 5

Pros: Soft, Highly Absorbent, Snug Fit, Good Value, Adjustable Fit

Best Uses: Newborn, Preemies

Describe Yourself: First Time Parent

We LOVED these diapers! I'm not sure if other diapers have the umbilical cord cut-out, but they should! These diapers were great for 2-3 weeks, but as our sweet baby son got bigger, we started to experience the leaks that previous rewievers had talked about. Perhaps lower the weight reccomendation? (a friend helped us figure out why it was leaking). Other than that, we love them and continue to use huggies Pure and Naturals...just in a bigger size ;) No more leaks!

(legalese)

Wow....

I have been away for too long! Here is a card I made for http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/ Friday Sketch!! I PROMISE I followed the sketch! You can't see the space in bewtween the two orange pieces because the red circle took over. Hopefully, it will still be included!!

And here, for your viewing pleasure is one more card I created for Bina's 2nd birthday :)

NEW PHOTOG TECHNIQUE!!

Selective desaturation :) Enjoy!

Liz's Shower Favors

Construction


The candies: Hershey's Bliss and Dove Caramels


All the Soldiers Lined up :)


ARTISTIC SHOT!!

NEW CROP ROOM!!!!!!!!!!

Or as we call it- The 'Craft Cave' or 'Bat Cave' :) I've always told Cole that when we bought a house that I would want my own scrap room. So, Last Friday night, I made one :) I took an old desk and shoved it into our closet, replacing two rolling storage chests with the desk. Then I got Cole to drive me to Target (had a glass of wine) to pick up some smaller plastic drawers and voila! Scrap Room!


I've also been working on some new cards! I've made Spinner Cards and regular cards, and I made my first Coaster Accordian Album!

Room Mom Gifts (a set of handmade cards and envelopes)

Another Room Mom Gift (a single-drink-mix holder that fits over a water bottle)

A spinner card for Mamalene

Thank you cards (Made 15 and 5 boxes for them)

Accordian Album!

Thats about it for now :) xoxo Jamie :)

Fruit Salad and Craft Therapy

Sorry, I've been so out of it! No time to post except for now, and this is after I threw myself into some craft therapy. Heres what I made:

L-R: Apple, Coconut, Pomagranite, Watermelon, Lemon, Orange, and Kiwiw. I call them Fruit Salad Cards

Valentines Day!

I've worked for a few hours, and came up with a few fun cards :) Each year...earlier and earlier!!! Enjoy!

My take on the 'Inchie' Card


You can't see it, but there's a cupcake on this card...Inside says 'your'e sweet'


Tree of love!


Ribbon Card


Distressed Love....wait, thats not good!


J'Adore!


Sending My Love


Inside says 'You make my heart flutter!'


All wrapped up!


My Card kick for the night:

How to Cook Prime Rib

So, it is WIDELY known that I don't touch meat. I'm not being a princess (well, maybe I am...), it's a textural problem! I swear!! Anyways. Mom and dad got a great deal on prime rib (about $2-$3 a pound) and we were on the receiving end of a 4 pound prime rib!(THANKS!!!!!) So I ventured out to cook it. I know this involved actually TOUCHING the meat, but hey, I've gotta feed my family somehow. So below is my step-by-step process of cooking (and overcoming the grossness of touching) prime rib.


STEP ONE:
Gather your ingredients.
We have here: 1 roasting pan. 1 Meat thermometer. 5 Yukon Gold potatoes. Half of a bag of Pearl Onions. 1 carrot. 4 Cloves of garlic. Coarse salt. Rosemary. Extra Virgin Olive Oil.


















STEP TWO: Preheat Oven to 450 degrees.


















STEP THREE: Take a mortar and pestle to the rosemary. Crush, but do not obliterate the rosemary.


















STEP FOUR: Cut Vegetables. Or have someone else help you. Or do it for you (I swear all I asked him to help with was the onions!!)


















STEP FIVE: Toss the veggies with extra virgin olive oil and rosemary.


















STEP SIX: Remove meat from bag.
































STEP SEVEN: Try not to vomit all over veggies that took a while to prep.(wait, that step is just for me.)


















STEP EIGHT: Pat Salt and Rosemary all over meat. DON'T FORGET THE OLIVE OIL!
































STEP NINE: Cooking time depends on poundage. Google It. I did :)
Check Meat half-way through cooking process. This is a great time to add the extra virgin olive oil if you forgot.


















STEP TEN: Add veggies.


















STEP ELEVEN: Put back in oven :)


STEP TWELVE: Remove from oven. Check temperature. REMEMBER: The meat will continue to cook slightly as it sits.































STEP THIRTEEN: Enjoy :)

Adventures in the Lost Blog....

Wow. Its been WAAAAAAAY over a year since I've last blogged. Many wonder and many sad things have happened. Its been a busy year. As my New Years Resolution, I resolve to blog every week. Lets begin early!!!

Our Tree. I love it. His name is Mr. Tree. We got him from a lot near the place we usually get our tree. Yes, those are White strands of christmas lights. Did I put in the ones with green wiring so you can't see anything but the lights? NO! I put in the white wired lights that scream 'MY OWNER DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING WHILE DECORATING ME!' Oh well. We love Mr. Tree :) Happy Holidays!

Ah, the wonders of cleaning supplies and products...

Considering my house will be open this weekend to wonderful friends and family, I decided to clean :) Now, after a recent discovery that I, in fact, was a princess and not fit for manual labor, this would be yet another large step in my life. Now don't get me wrong, I've cleaned before, but I needed to clean with the speed of Infinity racers (Company is due in 4 hours). Here are a few of my encounters.
Ah... the dollar store broom.
Cost of two brooms.......$2.18
Cost of one dustpan......$1.09
Realizing you have the inner strength to snap a broom in half (i dont care if it was a cheap dollar store broom- i broke it!).....Priceless


Next on the list: THE OFFENDING MOP!
A while ago (I dont like to mop) I decided to use a brand new Mr. Clean mop and some interesting smelling Mr.Clean Orange cleanser. After mopping, I was tired. Princess. Manual Labor, you get the picture. One afternoon (I'll let it dry on the balcony), turns into a day (Maybe it still wet, i dont know), turns into a few days.
Mop......$16
Cleanser.$4
Having your spineless neighbor leave you a note on your door to put your mop away.....Priceless


For the final picture of the day: MYSTERY SPOT!
Our carpeting, once a nice shade of beige, now has become as spotted as swiss cheese. How does this happen? No one knows! The Mr. claims it wasn't him. I also claim the same. So until we find those pesky little gnomes that come in in the middle of the night to muck up our floor, we use Forgive you Friends (aptly named, don't ya think?) We love it. You sprinkle it on (or drizzle it, you choose the verb) scrub the hell out of it with a coarse haired brush and rub the excess off. Not bad for a find at the San Jose Flea market! Seriously, this guy had been there selling it for years, and we decided to try it. Holy Crap, it works :)
Forgive your Friends....$10
Forgive your Friends Upgrade to larger size and brush thing...$20
Watching Dear, Dear Husband play Cinderella with our carpet......Pricesless


Soon to be posted:
-Digging through your purse for quarters for the washer, while holding a large full bag of laundry and a larger, awkwardly shaped laundry detergent jug.
-How not to kill the machine when it eats yet another sock.