Back Porch Garden Box

So Brynt and I love projects. making stuff, remaking stuff, its our thing.
Today we built a garden box for the back step, and its awesome. We live in a townhouse/apartment so we don't really have a yard that is "ours", its more like everyone's yard. But I really wanted to do a little garden this summer. Solution? This little guy.

This was honestly really easy. The side pieces are pre-made stairs that you can get at Lowes or Home Depot that we flipped over. We used 2x4's for the middle sections, it took five 8ft boards cut in half: two in the back of the top tier, two in the front of the bottom tier, one in the back of the bottom tier (laid flat ) and one in the front of the top tier (up right). We then covered the bottom of the box with screen door fabric... And that is it. Simple.

Then it was on to the fun part of filling it with dirt and planting! Yay! Here is the finished product.

Fits great on the back step and saves lots of room. I am a happy girl.

Dresser Redo

I have been wanting to get a dresser for the baby's room for a while now, but I just couldn't find one that was the right dimensions for her room. Then I came across this little guy at a thrift store the other day.

It wasn't exactly a beauty to start with but I saw potential.
So, First step : Sand it down. Just enough to get the finish off so the paint will stick.

Next : Paint! Brynt is the one who chose this wild green, but the rest her furniture is very colorful as well so it works. It took about 3 coats for it to really be covered.

For the drawers I had decided that I wanted to cover them in different colored fabrics. 

I found squares of fabric at the store meant for quilting that worked great. I made sure to Iron them first.

Then I removed the handles and applied Mod Podge to the drawer face.

 I then smoothed out the fabric onto the drawer, and covered with more Mod Podge.

To finish it off I trimmed the excess fabric, painted and re-atatched the handles and it was ready to go!

And I love it! It goes great in her colorful and crazy room :)

Well that was Awesome.

Things were going good this morning. I got to eat breakfast, I was in a good mood, Cam was playing and being good ... and then in a matter of seconds it all went down the toilet.
I was working on a craft while Camberlyn was playing in her jungle gym. Then I noticed the red eye brows, concentrated expression and yellow stain that was growing quickly. She had exploded out of her diaper. Awesome.
I quickly went over to assess the situation, craft still in hand. Did I mention the craft included a bottle with watered down, smurf blue paint? Well it did.
When I got over to the baby she kicks the bottle in my hand and gets blue paint all over her foot and the carpet. Double Awesome.
Now I have a baby with poo everywhere, a tiny blue foot and a lovely blue spot on the carpet.
I took a deep breath, laughed a little and got to work. I am still working on the carpet, but for the most part I got the disaster under control.

Words With Power

I am obsessed with quotes. I even have a little leather bound note book that I write all my favorite quotes in. I like quotes because they make me think, or make me want to change for the better.  I think I love them so much because word are powerful. Words stay with you long after they are said.
So, with that in mind, I would like to share a few of my most favorite quotes and why I like them.

" Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."~ Abraham Lincoln
I love this quote  because in reality that what it comes down to. Yes bad things will happen, and sorrow will over take us sometimes, but we have a choice. Each and every day we can choose to be as happy as possible.


"I believe in Christ like I believe in the sun - Not because I can see it, but by it I can see everything else." ~ C.S. Lewis
Christ makes it possible for me to see everything, but most of all he make it possible to see what is most important in life.
 

"Never, Never, Never give up." ~ Winston Churchill
If you are striving for something, if you are try to over come something, Never give up.  It is as simple as that.


"Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~ Thomas A. Edison
Don't underestimate the power of work, it has become far to undervalued in our society. One the many things I am thankful my parents taught me is that you can accomplish a lot in life if you are willing to work for it.

 
"A ship is safe in harbor- but that's not what ships are for." ~John A. Shedd
You were created with the potential to do great things, and although it is hard to cross the stormy sea of life sometimes, you will never know how incredible you are until you set sail and take on the adventures that await you.



Smile :)

What Matters

Lately I have been pretty hard on myself. Actually I am always hard on myself. I expect a lot out of myself and sometimes, many times, I fall short. 

I want to finish my education, I am so close to being done that it hurts, but with a baby now things have slowed down. I have not quit, I wont ever quit but they have slowed down for sure. 

I want to have a perfectly clean house, I want everything to be beautiful and perfect. Don't get me wrong, my house is clean, but not always spotless.

I want to teach Cam to be bilingual, I want to always look good and have dinner on the table when Brynt gets home from work, I want to work out every day, I want to read a new book every week, I want, I want, I want.....

Today I took Camberlyn for a walk to the park and sitting there  listening to the birds, smelling the sweet spring air, and looking at my sweet baby's face I realized that all the things I want are good, they are great goals, but they aren't what matters.

  

This Matters~

 

And this Matters~

 

And I have them both, they mean more to me than words can ever express. Maybe I don't accomplish everything I want to each day, I am far from being what I want to be, but those things are trivial compared with what I already have. I have the love of a man who is good and kind, who treats me like his queen and loves our daughter like crazy. I have a sweet baby girl who has changed my whole life and made me realize that love is much bigger and more powerful than I ever thought. The other things that I want will come in due time...or they wont. That's ok, because I already have

 What Matters.

Trapped

I am sitting here on my couch with my sweet baby laying across my knees where I gently bounced her to sleep. I know that if I move her she will wake up and then be grumpy because she really needs this nap.
It kind of blows my mind how all powerful this child is. Sure she can't walk, talk, eat solids or control her bowels, but there is no doubt about it, Camberlyn runs the show around here.
The sad thing is, I really really need to pee. Oh so bad. But I will hold it because the reason she is in charge is because I love her, and I will do anything to make her little life better :)

Camberlyn's Blessing

I do realize that I am about a month late writing this but what can I say, I have a very sweet two month old who takes up most of my time.
In March Brynt and I took Camberlyn to Arizona for her baby blessing, Super exciting! We started our trip Thursday evening after Brynt got off work, which has become our normal time to travel since we don't want to miss a second that we could be spending with family on the road. Traveling 13 hours with an 8 week old baby was not super fun, but it went better than I had expected and was actually much better than traveling 13 hours when I was 7 1/2 months pregnant, that was just plain awful.
 I cannot explain how wonderful it was to see Camberlyn meet all of her family. I loved it. When you live far from family you really learn how important it is to soak up those special moments.My sweet mom had a get together for her so that a bunch of family and friends would be able to meet her. Camberlyn was able to meet Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and people who may not be blood relations, but whom I will always consider them family. It was so special and I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people I have in my life.

Camberlyn With Sunny

Grandma Kerry and Cousin Kaden

Camberlyn and Chevelle

Grandpa Terry with his two new girls

Great Grandma May

Great Grandma Kruger

Great Aunt Lisa and Great Grandma Watson

Uncle Ian

Great Grandad and Grandma Watson

Sunday was the day of her baby blessing.We did it in Brynt's home ward which was neat and to add to the specialness, Camberlyn's cousin, Chevelle, who was born 6 days before her was blessed on the same day.  As I listened to Brynt as he blessed Camberlyn, I couldn't help but be over whelmed with gratitude.  I have been blessed with a Happy, Healthy, Beautiful little girl who has made my life more full of joy than I thought was possible. It was a very special moment for me.

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Camberlyn in her blessing dress

Thanks to a snow storm we were able to stay an extra day, which was awesome, but still there is never enough time. It was a wonderful trip, and now more than ever I know that this little girl is truly loved by so many people, its incredible.