Valentine's Day 2010

Ryan has Fridays off every week, because he works Saturdays.  So, yesterday we left Kamryn with Grandma and went out on a date!  :) It was wonderful to spend time with Ryan for almost 6 hours without any stressful responsibilities!

We went to the theater and saw "When in Rome".  Cute little movie!  Very silly!  But we enjoyed it a lot!  Ryan splurged a little on me and bought popcorn! ;)  We NEVER get popcorn, but one of my favorite favorite foods and snacks is Movie theater popcorn...so we celebrated Valentine's Day with it! :)

Then we headed down to the mall to get my wedding ring cleaned.  (If I clean it every 6 months, I have a guaranteed warranty on it).  I LOVE getting it cleaned because it is so sparkly afterwards!  It's like buying it brand new all over again!  However, everything didn't go as planned.  Turns out that one of the prongs was loose and the diamond was loose... so I had to leave it with them to get it repaired!  :(  Sad... I don't have a ring for a week and a half now... :(  Kinda a bummer when I was looking forward to it being sparkly and happy!  And now I don't even have one! (However, I am VERY GRATEFUL that the diamond didn't already fall out!  That would be MUCH worse!!) :)

We went to a couple other stores.  Enjoyed just walking around the mall together!  It brought back memories of just hanging out when we were dating in high school!  Fun feelings and times to remember!

Then we went over to a furniture store.  We've been looking into getting a recliner lately--mostly because it would be nice for when the baby comes!  (but also would be nice while I'm STILL PREGNANT and can't sleep as well anymore anyway!) :)  We found a Presidents' day Sale for buy one, get one free recliners!  We didn't need TWO but I called up my mom and sure enough she was interested in buying the 2 with us! :)  so...we met up at the furniture store and bought one! :)  It was such a good deal!  I'm so excited!  *unfortunately, no pictures yet because I have to wait till next week for it to get here!*

AND, last but not least, our large gift to each other (partly because we received a greater tax refund than expected..) we have a new addition to our home.

Ryan has wanted a larger TV, but it has always seemed like a big thing that we didn't really need...or we could spend money on something else more logical! :)  But we decided it would be nice to have something like this in our bedroom...so we got it for Valentine's day!  we love it!  The stand is also new and it is SOO nice for such a good deal! :)  Hopefully this means we'll have more Wii parties at our house now, because we won't be squinting our eyes at the TV anymore! :) haha

Ryan and I have been married for 3 years, this coming June.  Can't believe it's already been 3 years...but a lot has happened!  Both graduated, 2 kids (almost), and a real job/income.  Preparing for Graduate School now.  I love you Ryan!  I'm so grateful we are married and that I get to spend the rest of eternity with you!  Thanks for a wonderful Valentine's Day this year!

Fun cooking Adventure

What can you make with Bacon, Chicken Stock, Whipping cream and other veggies?!

Disneyland's Carnation Cafe's Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup!

(what an appropriate outfit, hunny!) :)

First we need to chop up the bacon and the veggies! 

(Using Ryan's brand new knife he got for Christmas!)

Cook the bacon and set to the side.  Put in all the other veggies and stir.

Add the Chicken Stock. Cook for a few minutes.  Add the Whipping Cream and Bacon. Cook longer.

Garnish with Sour Cream, Chives, Bacon pieces, and Cheddar Cheese

Delicious!

Enjoy like you are at Disneyland!

(handy that my kitchen is already Disney-fied) :)

Kamryn enjoying it!! :)

And we have been enjoying it ALL WEEK LONG!!  It is SOOOO heavy and SOOOOO yummy and makes SOOOO much! :)

Yummy Recipe

(I don't like to cook ... but this was fun and it tasted SOOOO good!)

Funnyfriday--Hairbows

Kamryn has recently been very okay with me putting bows and clips in her hair!  In fact, she's so "ok" with it, that she often ends up looking like this ever morning! :)

 

 (looks upset because she wants the camera!)

 

Pretty Girl!!

Dear Blog

Dear Blog,
I'm so so so sorry I haven't been around!  It's been over a week since I posted last... it's been REALLY busy around here this past week!  I hate being cut off from you and unable to have our daily visits!  But now I'm back and don't see anything coming up on the calendar in the near future, that should separate us again! :)

Highlights from the week:  (And a Fridayfunny since I missed that too!!  :( sniff...)

1. I played the role as "mom of 5" this week!

My Aunt and Uncle decided to go on a cruise this week...and asked if Ryan and I would come stay at their house with their kids!  They don't go away very often, so it was so fun to do this for them!  Not to mention that their kids are AWESOME!!  They are SOOO good!  They are helpful and happy and they help take care of eachother as well!  And Kamryn LOVED being with them!

2. Playing outside.  Kamryn experienced her first jumps on a trampoline! She was hesitant at first, but quickly got the hang of it!

She still LOVES slides, though!  (too bad it is so so cold!)

3. Kamryn loves the dog!
Everyday, the kids would all go to school from 8-4ish, so Kamryn and I just hung out at home mostly.  They have a dog named Missy, who was home with us.  Missy is very good with all the kids and she is pretty laid back.  She lays around the house most of the day.  Kamryn would be playing with some toys and then get up just to go pet Missy, then clap her hands "proud of herself" and then go back to whatever she was doing!  Kamryn also quickly figured out where the doggy treats were and she wanted to feed them to Missy at any opportunity she had! :)  Funny girl!

4. Kamryn with 2 bibs!  (I don't really know how to explain this one...) :)

 

5. Kamryn "helping" Daddy with the Wii Fit!
Ryan and I have been talking about getting a Wii Fit for a bit, so we were excited when we saw that my cousins had one we could play with all week!  (We are now in the market for one because we liked it so much!) :)

Kamryn likes playing it too...with Daddy! :)  (Ryan doesn't mind a challenge!)


6. Fridayfunny!  Kamryn exploring a new bathroom... then brought us what she found! :)

7. And My belly is growing and growing every day!  The books say our little guy is now 3.2 lbs and 17 inches long!  Can't believe he'll double in size in the next 9 weeks!  :)

We survived a fun fun fun week!  I liked having a "project" outside of our normal day to day things to keep me busy and occupied enough to not think about being pregnant too much! :)  

Hmm...what should my next project be? ... that of course, won't keep me away from you?! 

We shall see!

Love,

Katrina

Wonderful weekend!

Saturday night Ryan and I went out on a date and it was WONDERFUL!

We met up with Ryan's parents at IHOP for dinner.  I was excited about their deal right now for all you can eat pancakes!  And then we found out that Kamryn could get a kids meal for free with an adult entree' purchase!  Even better!  It was a great meal for not very much money! :)

Then we took Kamryn to my sister, Krista, who willingly offered to babysit!  What a great sister I have!  She babysat while Ryan and I ran down to Provo to play games with Kelsey and Zac.  It was fun to be out and with another couple, on a date night, without Kamryn!  I love Kamryn...I do!  But I don't always get time away from her that I think I really need.  And not just because she is always demanding...but it felt SOOOOO good to just not even have to worry about her or have her and what she is doing in the back of my mind! :) (although, I will admit that I did call home and check on Krista and how it was going, a couple of times!) :) lol  We were out late but it was so much fun!  Thank you, Ryan, for our awesome date! :)

Sunday was my Dad's birthday.  We went up to their house for dinner and cake and ice cream.  Then we drove up to Salt Lake County because this week we are staying at my Aunt and Uncle's house to take care of their kids.  They don't travel much by themselves, but decided to go on a Mexico cruise this week (I'm so excited for them!) and we get to stay with their FABULOUS and CUTE cute kids!  It's going to be a fun week!

Anyway, sorry I don't have pictures or anything...just wanted to do a quick update on the weekend!

Home makeover and Friday Funny!

2 Friday funnies:
Kamryn has been climbing lots more lately and can now get on every chair in the house. (luckily our bed is still too high!) :)  The other day I was in my room doing something and heard her kinda "huffing and puffing" and working very hard at something.  I went into the office and found her like this:

Uh-oh! I'm caught! :)  (We've never seen her climb up to USE the computer!  But she was anxiously typing and then using the mouse and pointing to the screen, then back to typing!) :0)  Wonder where she learned all that?! :)


#2: Kamryn hates to have her fingernails cut and her toenails are even worse.  But Ryan was in the bathroom the other day, cutting his toenails, and Kamryn went in, watched him for a minute, and then sat down and stuck her foot in his face!  Kinda cute!  Wanting to be just like Daddy!

So...we had a nail cutting party on the bathroom floor!

Ok...and now...the makeover of our house! (This all happened today! I'm so excited about it!)

Last week we ordered a new crib, got a crib mattress and then ordered baby bedding for our little boy.  We decided to get a convertible crib for Kamryn (turns into a toddler bed) and then pass the other crib down to baby brother.  

Well, yesterday the crib came!  I was so excited...but Ryan had to work all day and wasn't around to put it together. (Let's be real...with my tummy, I'm not going to be able to do it!)  so...I had to wait with that huge box in my living room ALL day yesterday! :)  Lucky for me, however, Ryan's day off every week is Fridays!  So we had time this morning!

PROJECT ONE: move old crib from Kamryn's room into other bedroom.

1. This crib is already Duct Taped in some places because of past moves, so it isn't real easy to take apart.  So, we were hoping it would just fit through Kamryn's door.  Unfortunately--Nope.  BUT it did fit through without the door. So Ryan took off the door and we got it to the hallway. Success!

2. Moving the crib from the hallway into the other bedroom: uh-oh!  Even with the door off, the crib isn't fitting into the room...  We got out a tape measure and sure enough, our door frame to the 2nd room is 2 inches smaller than Kamryn's door!!  What is that?!!!  I cannot get over who designed this apartment... but they obviously weren't really into being consistent!! :)  So...unfortunately...we had to take apart part of the crib anyway!  When that's what we were trying so hard to avoid!! Dang!

3. After much struggle and frustration...and probably 40 minutes...we got the crib from one room to the other!

CHECK!

PROJECT TWO: Build new crib in Kamryn's room

1. Ryan set out to build the crib and really, it only took 30 minutes to put together!  Pretty simple and he didn't even need my help much!  Although, Kamryn wanted to "help" a lot! :)   So my job was to distract her! 2. Crib is all set up...let Kamryn test it out!  She got in .... and started JUMPING!!  A new trampoline! ;)  As she was jumping, we realized that the mattress was too high for how tall she is.  She was gonna jump right out of that thing!  So...Ryan lowered the bottom springs to the lowest setting, and now it is perfect!

CHECK!

PROJECT THREE: Put doors back on both bedrooms

CHECK!

PROJECT FOUR: Organize Kamryn's room and other room now that both are looking more crowded with more furniture.

1. This didn't take too long...it was actually fun for me. 

2. While I was organizing, I asked Ryan to check on the status of our baby bedding being shipped.  I was just curious when I could expect it to be here because now I had an empty crib sitting in the bedroom.  He looked it up and it was out for delivery TODAY! :)  I was so excited!  I found myself checking and re-checking for it on the front porch!  Finally, the doorbell rang! (Picture: waiting for the bedding to come!)

CHECK!

PROJECT FIVE: Decorate with new baby bedding!

I think it turned out pretty well, don't you?!

CHECK

PROJECT SIX: Survive 80 more days before baby boy is here! (maybe decide on a name needs to be included in that time?!!) :)

Try some videos?! :) (again)

I decided to see if I could upload a couple of videos of Kamryn at this age...we'll see if it works! (It wasn't really working the other night!!)

Bathtub:



Spinning: (we decided that this is Kamryn's form of ring-around-the-rosies that they learned in Nursery earlier that day! When we first saw her doing it though, we had NO idea what she was doing!) :)


5 hours later:

Videos didn't work...obviously! I think blogger is trying to switch their posting layouts/settings and won't allow videos anymore. Either that or my internet is just TOO slow to handle it!

Guess I'll have to figure out a different way to post videos. Until then...sorry! :)