FREE GIVE-AWAY!!!! HURRY!!!!!

Launched the new site today. We are up and running. Go enter for your free Christmas cards. I wish you all luck!

To enter into the give-away click HERE. I sure hope one of you guys win...make sure to tell all your friends about this amazing offer!

Deleting my links

I am sorry to inform you that I am deleting the links in my sidebar of all my friends and family. I hate to do this because I know so many of you use my blog to get to other people's blogs and see when people update. I made this decision because of my business. I know that my clients look at my blog and I just like to keep my family and friends life private. I just wouldn't want a bunch of people blog stalking all of you because of me. So for all of your well being/safety/ect... I have decided to go ahead and delete all of the links. I will however still be following all of you through Google Reader and see when people update and stuff. So if there are some blog links you guys would like from me so that you can still read up on them, let me know and I would be happy to pass them on to you guys. Thanks for your understanding.

Want a free purse?

Thank you Kendra for posting about the great free give-away over at http://www.recessionistaparty.com/ There are 3 purses to choose from. Go check it out!

Combining Forces

So my friend Casey (owner and designer of Hot Bliggity Blog) also does blog designs. We both have our own business but decided to get into our card business together. I think this is great because I feel like we will be able to reach out to many different audiences. We have 2 very different styles, which I think is pretty cool. I feel very confident that everyone will be able to find something they LOVE. There are going to be some changes and some new things. First we are changing the name. It will be Your Card Bakery and be the place where you can find any and all kinds of cards. Also, I have always done the printing...but now we will also offer an option where we will design it, and you can buy the copyright to the image allowing you to bring it to your favorite printer and print them yourself...as many as you want. We are going to start working on changing up the site to be "Your Card Bakery" and get many more cards uploaded for order. Right now I have 22 cards on there for Christmas that I have designed. I have many more in the process, and Casey will also start uploading hers soon. You will be able to see on there which one of us designed which card. We hope that combining forces we will have a larger audience and be able to reach out to everyone's styles. You can see my Christmas cards HERE. You have to go check them out...I personally think they are just so cute! We will be starting to fix it up hopefully in the next couple days. Enjoy!

Halloween

I hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween. I can definitely say that holidays are much more fun with a child. Riley was a monkey and Allen was the Travelocity gnome. So funny! He sure turned a few heads :)



I have more pics to post, and I will post them later.

Oh my gosh!

So since we have been out of town, I was not able to get Riley in for his 6 month check up until now. He is almost 7 months now, so it's a bummer that we just now got him in. Here is the charts:

Height: 28 inches (86.16%tile)
Weight: 14.2 pounds (1.66%tile)
Head Circumference: 17 inches (23.84%tile)

Yes, you read that right! Out of 100 babies Riley's age, only ONE is skinnier. How sad is that. He eats like a horse and is so skinny. He is in 6-12 month clothes and only his 0-3 month pants fit around his waist. Obviously we can't put him in them because they are super short. So we have to safty pin his pants. Oh it is so sad how skinny he is. I am also so sad that he isn't very tall anymore. I mean, he is still tall, but has dropped from the 94%tile to the 86%tile. SAD!

The doctor said they are going to keep a close eye on his weight over the next few months. He said that he needs to gain some significant weight by 9 months, or they are going to do some tests. He said it could be some medical issues. So let's hope that my boy gains some good weight!


Nice drool!

Little Helmet Boy!

Remember when I said Riley has a flat head and has to wear a helmet to correct it? Well here are some pictures of him in his helmet. It still makes me laugh.





Oh gosh this boy is a hoot. He is such a joy, and fun to live with. We sure love him! When we left on our trip the helmet got a little warped from the sun, so he couldn't wear it. Well we got it fixed when we came back. He is almost to full time wear, which means he can only have it off for 1 hour each day so he can bathe and we can clean it. He does so great with it on, and is still so cute. We love you bug!

The pumpkin patch

This evening we went to the pumpkin patch. It was a lot of fun! We went to the same place that we have been the past couple of years. They have so many pumpkins, a corn maze, blow up jumping toys, a petting zoo...all sorts of things. It sure is a lot of fun. Here are some pictures from our little trip to get pumpkins. (I captured some of my favorite faces Riley makes...enjoy!)

I have a SIX month old?

NO WAY! I do not believe it! I would post a cute picture of him on here, but my camera is packed away. We are leaving bright and early for the airport for disney world and a disney cruise to the Caribbean. So fun.

Riley at six months old...

*has 4 teeth

*has sat on his own for about a month

*is now wearing a helmet because he has such a flat head

*LOVES baby food. He's been eating it for 2 months now.

*talks up a storm

*loves his life and loves to smile

*says "Mama" like you wouldn't believe...but it sucks because I know he doesn't know that's me

*gets super excited when he see's his dad

*freaks out when he sees his food...he cannot sit still

*holds his bottle himself

*drinks out of sippy cups

*rolls across the whole room

*can find his pacifier and put it in his mouth by himself

*hardly EVER cries

*loves his toys

*already wants to play with the older kids (tries to jump off my lap to play with them)

and is by far the best baby ever. I am so blessed. Allen and I love him so much and couldn't picture our lives without him. He brings so much joy into our lives. We love you bug!

Well we are gone on our vacation until the 18th. We are so excited. This has been being planned now for 2 years, and we are leaving tomorrow. It feels so unreal. The only thing we have to pay for is to check in our luggage at the airport. All other costs are taken care of. Talk about the best family reunion EVER. Thanks Grandpa and Mom! Love ya. See you in 2 weeks guys!

(pictures of Riley in his funny helmet coming soon)

More cards...

CHRISTMAS 104

Christmas 104 features a single sided announcement printed on photo archive paper in full color on a matte finish. It is the size of a 6 1/2x7. There are spots for 4 pictures that I will fully edit and convert to Black & White. You can change any of the wording to say whatever you would like. Please contact me for pricing.

CHRISTMAS 105

Christmas 105 features a single sided announcement printed on photo archive paper in full color on a matte finish. It is the size of a 6 1/2x7. There are spots for 3 pictures that I will fully edit. You can change any of the wording to say whatever you would like. Please contact me for pricing.

CHRISTMAS 106

Christmas 106 features a single sided announcement printed on photo archive paper in full color on a matte finish. It is the size of a 6 1/2x7. There is a spot for 1 picture that I will fully edit. You can change any of the wording to say whatever you would like. Please contact me for pricing. (similar to Christmas 102 but single sided instead)

CHRISTMAS 107

Christmas 107 features a single sided announcement printed on photo archive paper in full color on a matte finish. It is the size of a 6 1/2x7. There are spots for 4 pictures that I will fully edit. You can change any of the wording to say whatever you would like. Please contact me for pricing.

A special thanks to for the photography done in these announcements.

Ready for Christmas?

Is it just me or has this year flown by soooo quick. I feel like we JUST had Christmas, and now it's right around the corner. CRAZY! Anyways, I have designed 3 Christmas cards for this year. I will be designing more as well, but thought I would post what I have so far to give you guys a heads up. Take a look at them and dont forget to order them! (I am still figuring out the pricing for them, so please contact me if you are interested in ordering)

Christmas 101 features a double sided folded announcement printed on card stock in full color. When folded, it is the size of a 5x7. There are spots for 5 pictures that I will fully edit with a slight vintage feel to them. You can change any of the wording to say whatever you would like. They include envelopes and are ordered in sets of 25.

Christmas 102 features a double sided announcement printed on card stock in full color. It is the size of a 5x7. There are spots for 2 pictures that I will fully edit and are in full color. You can change any of the wording to say whatever you would like. They include envelopes and are ordered in sets of 25.

Christmas 103 features a single sided announcement printed on photo archive paper. It is the size of a 6x7 1/2. There are spots for 3 pictures that I will fully edit and are in Black & White. You can change any of the wording to say whatever you would like. They include envelopes and are ordered in sets of 25.

A special thanks to for the photography done in these announcements.

Some great things!

I have done some really fun things over at my blog design site. You all must check it out. I just posted a GREAT pre-made layout. It is so vibrant and cheerful, yet simple and elegant. It is a value of $80, being sold for only $30. WOW! It is a great deal. I also posted recently a new free background, and a free desktop background for your computer monitors. I am offering free stuff monthly. Go check it out. Enjoy! :)

Casting for the dreaded HELMET!

So Riley's head is extremely flat in the back, so he has to be put in a helmet. Today they had to make a cast of his head and send it in for his helmet to be made. Here is a little bit of how it went:

Sitting there all innocent with absolutely NO idea of what is about to happen.

and then...BAM! They start puttign stuff on his head. He's still doing okay though...

WOW, now there is many layers!

...getting a little bit fusy!

Now he is really upset that the doctor is holding his head still.

REALLY UPSET! He does not like when he cannot see.

The doctor is now making the cast...

Still going...

at least he can see now!

He has no idea what is going on.

Just relaxing because here comes the worst part...

They took it off his head! He was so mad! Poor guy. The helmet should be in sometime in the beginning of October. So sad...

Surgery was a success!

Riley went into surgery for his hernia on Monday. It was much harder on me than it was him...of course! We got to Primary Children's Hospital at 7:30 in the morning. We checked him in and he watched kids playing with the toys. Riley kept trying to jump off my lap. He wanted to go play so bad, it was so sad...he was just too young! :( The surgeon came and spoke to Allen and I and then we waited for awhile. At 9:00 a guy came to walk us down and so us where to wait. As we got to the end of the hall he looked at me and said, "this is where we say goodbye"...I was thinking "NO WAY! NOT YET!" I started to cry...it was so hard on me. Riley was happy and cheerful, like he always is. I kept trying to give him a kiss goodbye, but everytime I tried to kiss him, he work jerk his head the other way. What a little stinker! He was totally playing games with mom and wouldn't let me kiss him. He walked away in the doctor's arms all happy and smiling and talking.

Allen and I walked away, as I bawled down the hall. We went to the cafeteria for breakfast to distract me. I wouldn't put down Riley's blanket. I had to hold it close to me. It was hard to be away from him! We waited for about an hour and a half and then they finally let one parent to go see him. Of course I went...sorry Allen! Riley was still under. As soon as I saw him I started crying uncontrollably! It was so hard to see him laying in the strange crib and not waking up. I could just barley touch him and had to wait for him to wake up. It was really tough for me. When he woke up he was pretty out of it. We were at the hospital for a few hours for them to watch him and make sure everything was okay. They originally were going to keep him overnight because of his history, but since he did great they let us go home! :) He recovered great, and we just love our boy. Here are some pictures from that day:

Waiting in the waiting room. Happy and cheerful...like always!

Playing with dad as I checked him in!

In his surgery gown. Being a little stinker and goofing off!

With dad again. Like father, like son...

This past week has been very hectic. Riley went into surgery, we moved, had no internet....just crazy. Pictures of our new place coming soon. I LOVE it!

Riley's Surgery

He is going into Surgery monday morning. They will also be sticking a camera down his belly button to look at the other side. If they see an opening on the other side then they will be operating on both sides. Because of his history in the hospital, they will be leaving him at the hospital overnight to make sure he is taking everything okay. We check into Primary Children's hospital at 7:30 am and he will be in surgery at 9:00 am.

What a bummer it is

to wake up to this:

Yes you are seeing right! Someone busted our window of our Jeep. They stole Allen's Zune. I paid $160 to replace the window. What a major bummer. A great start of the day!

LOVELY!