Frisby Family Blog

January's Shopping trips

2012-02-02T11:27:00.000-08:00

I had high hopes that I would post every week, but life gets in the way so maybe once a month is more realistic. I shopped at 2 different stores, Albertsons and Winco. When I went to Winco (for Cub scout food) I was shocked that I never shop there! Their prices are amazing! I will probably be adding a trip down there once a month or so. Anyway, so my grand total for this month is: $105.61 for groceries plus one Bountiful Basket: $16.50

YTD: $122.49

Under budget! I'm really proud. I hope I can keep this up.

Shopping trip #1

2012-01-02T10:55:00.000-08:00

As the second day of the new year dawned (okay, before it dawned) I headed to Albertson's. They had double coupons and there were just a few things that I wanted. Here is the list of things that I purchased:

2 bottles of juice

2 bottles of olive oil

2 gallons of milk

4 packages of hot pocket snackers

My total was: $11.88

Later in the day I headed off to Idaho Falls to go to Target. I only purchased 2 things:

2 Lunchables

Total: $1.00

So my grand total for the first shopping day was: $12.88

Not too bad! I hope I can stay close to this total for every week in 2012!

New Year's Resolutions

2012-01-01T08:48:00.000-08:00

Happy New Years!

With the new year I have been thinking about what kinds of things I could resolve to do and actually do it.

Last year on a blog that I read frequently (like almost everyday), Fabulessly Frugal, a woman named Mavis made a goal of only spending $1,200 on groceries for the entire year! Isn't that amazing? She is a couponer (like me) and is obviously experienced. So, I decided to try to spend less on groceries. That is the point of couponing, right?

So, my goal is to spend $1,500 on groceries this year. I'm pretty worried but I really feel like I can do it. That would come out to $125 a month. When I would coupon before Addie was born I would spend about $20-$25 on groceries every week. I really think I can stick to this again.

Here are some ways that I'm planning on achieving my goal:

1. Couponing (was that a given?)

2. Get a bountiful basket possibly once a month (I do want us to eat healthy too)

3. Have a garden, last year's was great, I hope we can do that again

4. This also means eating from our pantry more (which is why we have a pantry right?)

Anyway, I am going to try to blog about my grocery shopping experiences so that I stay on track and I have people to stay accountable to. I can use a lot of encouragement and help so if you have any ideas, I'm willing to hear them!

Tomorrow starts a new year of shopping (luckily there are doublers at Albertson's to kick it off right)!

I'm back!!

2011-11-04T16:38:00.000-07:00

So, a few months ago our laptop kicked the bucket. Then, about a month later, our desktop also kicked the bucket. Of course, we had no money to fix or buy a new one so they sat dead in our house. The smell was starting to get to me, ha ha, just kidding.

It was very frustrating and all I could think about was having a computer! I never knew I was so dependent on a computer before! Anyway, we have recently purchased a computer and I am back in action! I couldn't be happier. I will hopefully be blogging a little more regularly.

Family Pictures

2011-07-24T17:08:00.001-07:00

The last time my parents were here (at the end of May) we had family pictures taken. Here is just a preview of what she took.
Shelby is starting to look so grown up! Here she is by an old red shed out in the country near Rexburg.
Addie looks so innocent. This is by far my favorite picture of her. By the way, that headband is from the Toasted Coconut. If you haven't looked at her stuff check her out on Etsy.

This one is a keeper. It's going to be on our wall soon!

My Momma's Day

2011-05-09T11:15:00.000-07:00

My mother's day this year was one of the best. Mostly, because of this girl:
She was sitting in the car Saturday morning and said, "Mom, I have 20 cents to buy you a Mother's Day Present!" She was so proud of herself! What she didn't realize was she had more like $2.00 but I didn't bother to correct her. So, for the rest of the day off and on she reminded her dad that she had to go to the store to buy me a present.
After she purchased a scentsy type thing, she was so proud of herself. Her face when she gave it to me was priceless.
Jordan also made it a good day. He actually got up before 9am, and, then he made me breakfast from scratch! He did a great job.

Have I told you lately. . .

2011-03-20T07:59:00.001-07:00

how much fun two girls are? We love having them both in our lives! Addie was a fun addition to our family. She is crazy sometimes and she doesn't just sit by and take stuff from her sister. She is a fighter! She has red hair for a reason! She loves to get her picture taken and she always looks so sweet in them but guess what? She's not always sweet.
Addie is learning new words, like "NO!" She screams it at the top of her lungs when she objects to anything (which is almost everything). But, our family wouldn't be complete without her.

Shelby is also a sweet girl. She is good to her sister. She usually gives into what she wants. She is quick to apologize to her and to help whenever asked (unless she is watching tv or playing a game, just forget it). She is very excited to go to preschool and some day the "big school." I love being home with them everyday. Sometimes I get frustrated and tired but they never make my life boring.

At the end of the day, I love these girls!

My life lately

2011-03-01T06:38:00.001-08:00

I feel like I post about my kids most of the time, which is fine with me. Have you seen them? They are cute and they do fun stuff.

But, lately I've been trying to focus on me. Many of you might know that over the last year I've been trying to lose weight and get healthier. My doctor put me on a "diet" last year and I've been working my butt off (literally) since then. This was totally the push I needed. He was really nice about it but he asked me if I was happy with my weight since the birth of Addie. I said I would like to be smaller and he set up a plan of eating 1200-1400 calories a day and walking 3-4 days a week. Since that time I have started Zumba, bought an elliptical machine, and a scale (yeah, I never owned one before), a kitchen scale and healthier food.

So, what was the result?? Well, I have broken a pair of running shoes! Yay! I can't believe that happened. And, I had to buy new workout pants. . . size Medium! And as of right now I have lost over 25 pounds. I'm not done yet but I feel good about where I am and where I'm going.

If anyone is interested some friends and I are going to run in the Teton Dam Marathon 5k so feel free to join us on June 11.

Winter list - #2, #3, & #4

2011-01-01T15:26:00.000-08:00

I have done some stuff on my winter list I promise but the weather has been pretty weird lately first it snowed and we ran out and built a snowman and made snow angels and then, it all melted! Now, we have snow again but it's almost too cold to go outside. I think I saw the temperature peak at about 12 degrees today. I know for all you warm weather dwellers that sounds pretty bad.
It sure is beautiful this time of year. I love snow. . .if I could sit inside and watch it all day long. Unfortunately, we can't do that, we have to drive and take out the trash and get the mail. Anyway, one of my items on the winter list was to have a sleigh ride.
So, #2 is a Carriage ride (we didn't have any snow at the time!)Look at the lack of snow! I couldn't believe it. Anyway, after this ride Santa came to find out what all the kids wanted for Christmas.

#3 is SleddingHere is Shelby on a tube that our friends have. We wanted to get one until our neighbor crashed and got really hurt on one. I guess we'll get something else.

#4- Snowmobiling
I don't have a picture to prove this but Jordan's sister Ashlee can verify it. We went snowmobiling (sort of) on Christmas day. Jordan pulled us around on a sled but I rode on the machine while Shelby and Ashlee were on the sled. It was really fun but really cold too.

Winter List- #1

2010-11-26T14:10:00.000-08:00

I finished one thing on my winter list! It was the easiest but it's a step in the right direction! Shelby and I built a snowman. We haven't put a carrot or anything on him but we will get to that. Here is a picture of our fun.This is what Addie does while we built our snowman. She does this almost anytime we are out in the snow.

View from our window

2010-11-22T11:54:00.000-08:00

Yesterday it started snowing as we were walking out of church and it stopped this morning about 9 or 10am. This was the view from our window this morning.

We are snowed in!!!!! Okay, that's not entirely true we did take Jordan to work this morning but we are not going anywhere else today.

Another thing I did today was make a little girl very happy. I went down into the craw space and got some old baby clothes out. My plan was and still it to cut down some of them to make baby clothes for her doll. It turns out that her doll happens to be the same size as a premie baby. Here is a picture of the proud mommy and baby.

I did rotate this picture so i don't know what happened. Anyway, Shelby could not be happier. I also pulled out a burp rag and some socks. If you want to make an almost 4 year old very happy, pull out some baby clothes!

Halloween and other news

2010-11-03T11:43:00.000-07:00

This year for Halloween Shelby was Tinkerbell (and I made her costume) and Addie was a flower. Shelby kept telling me that she was going to help Addie grow like Rosetta does. She's really into the Tinkerbell movie. So, here are some pictures of them in their costumes.

In other news, Addie is now a walker! She started about 3 weeks ago. You can't tell in this picture but that little devil is walking around. She knows that she is hot stuff and is pretty proud of herself. We are too, of course. It took her 14 months to do it, which I think was faster than Shelby by a month or two. Anyway, It's been fun having her in our family.

Winter List

2010-10-14T08:43:00.002-07:00

Lately I've been talking about my "winter list." I just have a list in my head of all the things I want to do this winter. Sometimes we get kind of bored because we do the same thing everyday and the weather is too cold to go outside.
Addie is getting to a good age now that we can go outside for short periods of time. Last year was kind of a bust because we just waited until she was sleeping.
So, now with my Winter list:
Build a snowman
Go snowmobiling
Go snow shoeing
Camp in a Yurt (thanks for all the good info, Raygon!)
Go on a Sleigh ride (as in horse drawn)

Now that I'm starting to write this down I can't remember everything I want to do. This list is subject to change (and hopefully will).

Next, I'll have to post a Fall list. I should have done that first. I haven't really thought of anything yet.

5 years and counting

2010-08-21T19:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Jordan and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. Sometimes it seems like it was just yesterday that we got married but other times it seems like it was a thousand years ago. But, the best thing is: I still like spending time with him more than anyone else.
I don't think I recognize these people anymore! We look so different now. Anyway, it's been a fun 5 years and I can't wait for the rest of eternity with Jordan!

Pictures of Shelby

2010-08-10T08:44:00.000-07:00

It's so cute to see the differences between Addie and Shelby. They have such different personalities but they have a lot of fun together. I think their personalities really comes through when you take their pictures. Here are a few from Shelby's photo shoot.

There are more pictures but they are still getting enhanced. I think that photo shop is amazing! Anyway, I don't know why I was blessed with such cute kids but it makes life really fun! Stay tuned for pictures of the whole family!

Pictures of Addie

2010-07-13T09:31:00.000-07:00

Last week my next door neighbor and I took our kids (minus Shelby) up to the gardens on Campus and she took their pictures. Here are some of the pictures of Addie. She is a little ham!

I think she looks like a little angel. Only I know the truth. . .that she is an angel.

This picture was not planned. Addie was giving me kisses but as soon as Raygon turned the camera around she was all smiles for her.

Here she is talking and making faces at Raygon's son. He was really making her laugh.

Her new thing is clapping her hands. So, we had to get her to clap for the camera.

The Wasp

2010-06-26T20:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday around noon I opened the front door and a little wasp like this one flew in. Shelby thinks that even flies are scary so I tried to figure out where this thing went. I didn't find him until I went to close the window a few hours later. He was just hanging out on the screen. So, I shut the window and tried to decide what to do about him.

Later that night I wanted to open the window again and he was still in there, Jordan came and looked and he was hiding in the corners. This is getting to be a very boring post. I'll skip now. . .

Okay, this morning Shelby and I want to open the window but that dang wasp was still there! So, She watched as I went outside, got the hose and a Mustang Monthly ( don't tell Jordan).
That wasp is amazing! It would not die! I would hit him and he would go back down to the bottom, then I would spray him with the hose (I thought he would drowned). He survived! This went on for about 20 minutes. For a three year old this is high class entertainment! She thought it was great! She was like "Hit him again, Mom!" "Spray him! Spray him!" I don't know why I think this is so hilarious but watching Shelby watch me try to get rid of this wasp was pretty funny.

Sometimes, I wonder what the neighbors think of our craziness!

P.S.- I have no idea where that wasp is now. He just disappeared.

Does anyone have any really good bug killing stories? I would love to hear them.

Sewing projects

2010-05-27T13:25:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been sewing for my girls. My friend gave me a bag of clothes that were headed to DI (don't ever get rid of clothes). I looked through all of them and picked out some that I wanted to start with. Here are some things that I made.
Here are some shorts that I made for Shelby. Addie is going to get a pair just like them. These were made from a pair of pj pants.

I don't know why these pictures didn't turn but I made this dress out of a man's shirt. It had an interesting pattern to it. I added a little ribbon in the front to make it look cuter. Shelby loves it wear it.

This was a shirt that I cut in half (width wise) and reattached it. I then cut it up the front and sewed it up to make a shrug. Now, if I can keep Shelby from taking the ribbon out every time she wears it that would be great.
I just realized that all of the projects I've been working on have been for Shelby. My next installment will have to be about Addie.
This skirt is something my mom bought at DI. We thought it was so pretty we couldn't pass it up. It will make a really pretty dress for . . .Who? Shelby. Here is what I'm thinking. http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2009/09/tutorial-dress-made-from-skirt.html

Subarus

2010-04-25T10:32:00.000-07:00

Photo from marvel.com

This week for Jordan's birthday we took a trip up to Jackson, Wy. On the way we began to notice that there were quite a few Subarus. We began to count in Victor, ID and by the time we got to our hotel we had counted over 70. On the way back we decided to count right from the start of our trip back. We filled up with gas (because it was 10 cents cheaper in Jackson) and then began to count. From Jackson to Tetonia which is about 41.56 miles according to Mapquest we saw a total of 127. That comes out to about 3 a mile. I think that Subaru has taken over that part of the world! What is the appeal for people who live in that area? I am dying to know! I am not a fan of them myself but if there is something extra special about them I would be willing to consider one.

We looked really out of place because we were not driving a Subaru. We were driving this:

Jordan's projects

2010-04-17T12:08:00.000-07:00

Jordan has been very busy these days. He loves to come home from work, eat dinner, and then go straight out to the garage to work on one of his projects. Here is his new Mustang. It's a 1968 and it looks like it needs a lot of work but I have been told it's not as bad as his dad's car.
The guy who Jordan bought it from stripped the car, see all of those rubber maids in the car? There are 6 of them and they have all of the parts for the car. Talk about a true basket case!

You should see how diligent Jordan is! He goes out there almost every night and it's almost ready for primer. He is trying to get this car done so that we can sell it and finish part of our basement. I'm just happy right now he doesn't want to keep it. I don't know where we would put another car.

Here is his other project. He is helping his dad on his Mustang and they just painted it last week. Jordan and his dad did all of the prep work (bondo, primer, etc.) and Jordan's friend painted it. The paint is so shiny and pretty. You can almost see yourself in it.Jordan's goal was to get it painted before his dad's birthday and it was done about 2 hours before his birthday. It's all down hill from here. Now, it's just reassembling the car.

Fun Pictures of Addie

2010-04-11T20:20:00.000-07:00

Addie is starting to be a little ham. She loves the camera and she is in a really cute stage right now. here are some cute pictures of her.Here she is one Sunday afternoon at Jordan's parents house. She is just starting to like the jumper.

I really wanted to get a picture of her hair. It's starting to grow out and the color is so pretty. I used some gel and made a mohawk. I wanted to get a picture of the side of her head but since she is such a ham she wouldn't quite smiling at the camera long enough for me to get a picture.

She has started sitting up and is almost ready to crawl. She has a blast on the floor now. She has made a great addition to our family. I'm continually amazed that Shelby loves her so much. She hugs her and kisses her and plays with her a lot.

Swimming Lessons

2010-03-27T08:12:00.000-07:00

For the past few months Shelby has been taking swimming lessons. She loves it! There is a woman who has a pool attached to her house in Hibbard. She gives swimming lessons to kids from age 6 months to over 4 years old. She is really fun, they play games and sing songs and before the kids know it they are learning to swim! Here are some pictures of Shelby and her friends swimming .Kaleb is blowing bubbles while their teacher counts for himm.

Here, Shelby is floating on her back.

Kaleb and Shelby are waiting for their turn to swim underwater. Can you believe it? Three and four years old and they can hold their breath and swim almost the entire length of the pool underwater! This teacher is amazing!

The end of Eat From Your Pantry

2010-02-03T13:02:00.000-08:00

So, I finally went to the store last night and I was worried I would go overboard. I didn't but we really needed some food! I am happy to report that I made it! I spent less than $50 on food last month. In fact the grand total was $46. I really surprised myself. When I made the goal I immediately thought that I should have done at least $75. But, I had already posted it so I decided to stick with my $50. The only things I bought were milk, eggs, butter and a few other things. I even bought ice cream. I have to say coupons helped a lot, one day I went to the store and spent $3 but got two very full bags of groceries. Anyway, this challenge was a success and I am planning on doing it again. . . just not anytime soon.

The most amazing husband

2010-01-23T15:52:00.000-08:00

My husband is amazing. I had to have a special post just for him because he can do anything, just ask Shelby. He will work on something until it is just to his liking. Lately, he picked up a car that ran but not great and he fixed it and actually made a profit! It's a VW squareback, just like the one that he drives but older. Here is a picture of the beast.
It might not look like anything to you but to us, it looks like a good investment. I am so blessed to have a husband that can look at something like this and see potential. I know that we will never be on the street or go hungry because he has this amazing gift. And, he is blessed with patience (something I don't have very much of).

His next project was something that truly amazed me. He picked up this snowmobile (broken) for $35. His friend gave him another snowmobile with a bad motor and he put the two together to make one great machine. The coolest thing about this was: He did it in less than a week. It was a lot of hours of work but he started it on Saturday and finished it in time to go riding on Thursday night. The best part was he didn't breakdown!
I can't express how much I love this man. How could I not? He's amazing!

Brussels Sprouts and Baked potato soup

2010-01-14T18:02:00.000-08:00

The other night I broke down and finally cooked some Brussels Sprouts. I got this reaction from Jordan, "This is Soooo Good!" That was sarcastic of course. The reaction I got from Shelby was, "This stinks!" Then she didn't eat any of them. I thought they looked good and I thought they tasted okay but they hadn't been touched since then. Here is a picture of them.
The recipe I used was really simple. I just melted some butter and added garlic then I put the sprouts in with cut side down and added some pine nuts and salt and pepper. Today I was reading a recipe that blended up the sprouts and put them in baked potato soup. I have a great recipe from one of my old roommates, Kristina, so I decided to break it out. We used to call this soup Heart attack soup. I'm afraid we can't call it that anymore.

Here is the recipe:
3 baked potatoes
1 pound of Bacon
1/2 cup of butter
1/2 flour
3 cups of 1/2 and 1/2
1 cup of milk
1 Tb. Chicken bullion (not cubed)
1/2-1 cup shredded cheese
1 small onion
1 cup of sour cream

Instructions:
Bake potatoes at 350 degrees for 1 hour, allow to cool. Cook bacon and crumble. Saute onions in butter. Add flour bring to boil. Gradually add 1/2 and 1/2, milk, and bullion. Stir until thickened, add cheese and sour cream, cut potatoes in bit size pieces and add to pot. Add bacon and potatoes, add salt and pepper to taste. Cook on stove until thoroughly combined.

This serves 6 people.

Now for the picture of it. I know it looks gross in the picture but that's just because I can't take good pictures.Okay, the variation is: I didn't put sour cream in it (because I didn't have any), I didn't put 1/2 and 1/2 (once again because I didn't have any), I only put in 2 TB. of butter. Instead I put a can of evaporated milk, the brussels sprouts puree, and more milk.

I think it tasted great. According to Jordan he could still taste the brussels sprouts. I was so excited about how it tasted I had to run right next door and have my neighbor taste it. She also got Bountiful Baskets so she and her family had to endure eating the sprouts. She said that she couldn't taste the brussels sprouts so I think I will have to blend some up and freeze them for the next time I have a soup to hide them in. Anyway, this post is for her. She asked for the recipe.

Anyway, if you're wondering about my eat from your pantry challenge you will just have to wait a little longer. Just know that I am still under budget but getting worried. I'm keeping a log of all of my grocery purchases. Using coupons really helps. If anyone is contimplating using them, I say go for it, you have nothing to lose!

Update on "eat from your pantry"

2010-01-02T15:32:00.000-08:00

Well, so far so good. Of course it is only the second day of the month. I just had to share this really cool thing called Bountiful Baskets. My sister first emailed me about it and then my next door neighbor did it two weeks ago and said it was great. So, I decided since I'm trying to eat healthy and with less month I thought we would try it. The first time it costs $18 plus $1.50 handling. But, after that it costs $15. You get about $50 worth of fruits and vegetables. I filled my laundry basket full of the stuff that I got. Luckily a man who was helping there offered to carry my basket to my car. I don't think I would have been able to make it to my car that was parked about 1/2 mile away. Anyway, here is a picture of all the stuff I got today.You don't get to choose what goes in your basket so if your family isn't adventurous I don't know if I would chance it. Most of the stuff is normal but I don't know if I've ever fed my family brussel sprouts or a radish. Oh well, we're going to start eating them.

Here is a picture of one of my helpers. She sits on the counter a lot, especially when I cook. She likes to be where the action is and she is happy to be where she can see me.

Here is my other helper. They both like to be in the kitchen. Can you see Shelby is holding a cookbook? She likes to hold something. It doesn't matter what it is.

Christmas and a Challenge

2009-12-30T13:30:00.000-08:00

I feel like I've been a big slacker because I haven't blogged in so long. Our Christmas was great! My sister and my parents came for about a week. It was nice to have our house because I didn't feel like we were stepping on each other the whole time. On Christmas morning Jordan's parents and his Grandma Beebe came over to open presents and to have breakfast. Shelby is getting really good at opening presents! She is probably still looking for presents to open. Jordan and I got her a Mustang (power wheels) and we parked it in the garage. She opened the door and walked out and all she said was, "Where's the keys?" It was pretty cute and she was able to drive it up and down the sidewalk with some assistance. But, out of all the toys that she got, her favorite is Mr. Potato Head. It's true that kids really don't need much to be entertained. How could a $5 toy be better than a whole car? Oh well, at least she's happy.
Addilyn had a good Christmas too, She looked happy while Shelby opened her presents for her. She got a glow worm that Shelby calls her "baby." She seems to like it a lot. She is still a happy baby. She is very content to lay on the floor and look around while Shelby plays near her. She is 4 months old now and she has started to eat some cereal. She loves it! I haven't cleaned up any spit-up from that!
Anyway, life in Rexburg is good. We just got a bunch of snow and I'm sure the farmers are happy because we haven't had very much lately! We will have to go out and build a snowman soon because Shelby is dying to!

Okay, now for the Challenge. I have decided to participate in the "Eat from your pantry" Challenge. This means that in the month of January 2010 I am going to try to make most of our food from our pantry. Here are my goals:
1. Make freezer meals at the beginning of the month to eat throughout the month.

2. Spend less than $50 on groceries this month. We normally spend about $150 a month on groceries so I think that a 1/3 of the budget is a good idea.

3. Try to make HEALTHY meals with the food that we have. For me, Mac 'n Cheese every night is not going to cut it.

So, with this in mind, whose with me? If you want to join me please do! I'm pretty excited about all of this so leave a comment and let me know if you have any suggestions to help me do this.

I'm going to be updating here with how much money I have spent so far. I have purchased fruits and veggies from Bountiful Baskets for $18. So, do you think that this should count for December? or January? I paid for it already but I don't pick it up until Jan.2. Let me know what you think. If it's for January my running total is: $18.
If you do want to participate here are some guidelines from Life as Mom:

Reduce grocery spending. We're talking about reducing grocery spending this month, not eliminating it. Set a goal that is lower than your regular food budget and shoot for not exceeding it.
Take stock. Take an afternoon and empty your pantry, freezer, and refrigerator. Ditch what's gone bad and make a list of what's left. Knowing what you have will make you less likely to buy more.
Use what you have. Check your pantry before you meal plan or head off to the store. Develop meals based on what you have rather than buying new.

Potty Training

2009-12-04T19:31:00.000-08:00

Selby is Potty Trained! She has been going potty for about 2 weeks now. We used the 3 day potty method and it is amazing! I never thought it would work but, it did! The first three days I wanted to poke my eyes out and cut off my nose so I couldn't see or smell what was going on in my house but it was all worth it in the end. I have to say we are not perfect yet but we will be soon, hopefully!
Here is my proud potty girl! She is showing off her new cute fairy underwear.

Halloween

2009-11-03T16:09:00.000-08:00

This year for Halloween we decided to go to a pumpkin Patch to get our pumpkins. There is one in Idaho Falls and so for FHE we took a trip down there. It was actually really fun! They have a train (that Shelby thought was wonderful), a cute red barn, and enough pumpkins for the whole state of Idaho. They were trying to clear them out so we got a really good deal, two huge pumpkins, one Sweet pumpkin, and a tiny pumpkin all for $10. This farm is run by a few teenage boys and their grandpa. They are using this money to finance their missions and their schooling, so how could you not support that?

Shelby has been kind of sick this past week but since she didn't get to go trick or treating last year (due to being in the hospital) we had to let her go this year. She dressed as a cat and was very cute. Addilyn didn't really dress up, she's a little too young for trick or treating, maybe next year. She stayed home with me and passed out candy.

For dinner on Halloween night I decided to make pumpkin stew in a pumpkin shell. I thought it was delicious. Jordan liked it but he didn't eat any of the pumpkin. Oh well, his loss. We still had a fun time and Shelby ended up getting a little bit sicker because of her late nights but I'm sure she would say it was worth it.

Life with two daughters

2009-10-24T12:57:00.000-07:00

I never thought having two kids would keep me so busy. I can't believe it has taken me so long to post. I decided I'd better hurry before Cinderella ends and Addilyn gets sick of swinging. We haven't done much since my last post but Addilyn is now two months old and she is a lot of fun! I can't imagine life without her. She has started to smile and loves to show those gums after she gets a big meal. She is also gaining weight, a she is pretty cute pudgy.

Shelby still likes her, luckily. This morning I got out of the shower to find her in Addilyn's crib, turning on her music and trying to play with her. She also likes to give her toys and "share" with her (as long as it's Addilyn's stuff).

Addilyn was also blessed this month. I was told she stayed awake the entire time and looked around like, "what is going on?"

The last thing that happened was I broke down and said okay to getting a dog. His name is Toby and he is a Bichon Frise. He's cute and fluffy. He is still in puppy mode with bitting and Shelby doesn't understand that he is just trying to play with her. She has renamed him Stinky Pete after the Prospector on Toy Story 2.

It's been a fun two months and I am going to try to post more often!
P.S. We still love our house! It's been great having it before Addilyn was born!

Addilyn Kaydee Frisby

2009-08-27T15:31:00.000-07:00

The new addition to our family came last night at 8:07pm. Addilyn was 6 pounds, 6 ounces and she is 19 inches long. We are so happy to finally have her here!
I went to the doctor yesterday morning and didn't have any labor pains, I walked out with a lot of pain but didn't think that I was going to be going to end up in the hospital later that day. Two hours later my contractions were 5 minutes apart (a totally new experience for me because with Shelby my water broke first). I called Jordan at 1:30pm and he came home to pick me up and take me to the hospital. We slowly made our way to the hospital and then walked around before deciding to check in.
We checked in at about 3pm and I got my epidural at 4pm. After that it was just a waiting game until it was time to push her out. It didn't take me long. The nurse actually had to stop me because she was almost out.
I was amazed that this birth was so much different than Shelby's. Shelby lasted 18 hours, I pushed for 3 hours, I tore, and was exhausted. Addilyn lasted 7 hours, pushed for a 1/2 hour, didn't tear, and had so much energy I probably could have pushed another one out.
Anyway, we're still in the hospital because she has had a hard time eating today but that is getting better so hopefully we will be home tomorrow morning.
Now, for what everyone has been waiting for: pictures.
Jordan, Shelby, and Addilyn just an hour or so after she was born.

Our new family of four, Shelby just loves her little sister already.

The proud daddy.

I am always amazed that dads can sleep on these "beds" but Jordan says that you are just so exhausted that you don't even care how uncomfortable you are. I had to take this of him because he never brings comfortable clothes either. This is about 6am.

I'll post again when we have better pictures of Addilyn.

It's Done!

2009-08-19T18:16:00.000-07:00

Our house is finally finished and it's finally ours! It has been done for about a week and we signed all the papers today. They're not kidding when they say that you sign your life away. Jordan and I were both pretty nervous about the closing but it turned out great!
The most exciting news is: We are moving before the baby's born! I never thought that would happen. We were told that it would be done the last week of August or the first week in September. Well, here we are on August 19th!
Another exciting thing that is happening in our lives is our 4th anniversary is tomorrow. I can't believe that it has been that long already. It seems like just yesterday that Jordan and I got married! Anyway, it has been a very happy 4 years and I can't wait to spend the rest of Eternity with Jordan.
Here's a little recap of what happened 4 years ago tomorrow:

Huckleberry picking

2009-08-10T08:32:00.001-07:00

This Saturday we went Huckleberry picking with Jordan's parents. It was kind of a cool day and we were a little worried about finding some but we were very fortunate and we found a ton! We were relieved because Jordan's grandma was just sure that we weren't going to find any and there would be snow on the ground! We decided that even if we had to buy some we were coming home with huckleberries!
Here's a good picture of Jordan and Shelby picking. Shelby really liked sitting on this rock and eating everything in her bucket.

This is what I saw whenever I turned to look at Shelby. I'm surprised that she wasn't sick later. She ate everything she saw.
These berries didn't stay in her bucket long. After awhile she got bored with picking and eating and she found a flower and said, "This is my microphone." She started singing and we never had to worry about where she was because you could hear her from 3 mountains away.

This is what I looked like before we left. I know I never take pictures of myself when I'm pregnant so I had Jordan take one since I only have 3 weeks left.
Here are our berries. We came home with almost a gallon and we figure Jordan's parents had about the same amount. Not too bad for a few hours of picking!

Painting

2009-07-27T12:28:00.000-07:00

Last week was a crazy one for us. We decided that we would paint our house ourselves so that we could save a little money and move our kitchen from the front of the house to the back. If I had known how much work it was I might have seriously rethought that decision. We were very fortunate to have friends and family help. Jordan's dad was with him almost every night (sometimes until 1am), his mom watched Shelby so I could go and help during the day, his brother came up from Utah to fill nail holes (I think one of the worst jobs), a few friends from around here came to help, and our good friends from Logan came up for the weekend to finish up the painting. Needless to say by the end of it all, we were exhausted! Jordan slept for at least 11 hours straight yesterday and he could have slept more. He even slept through church!
Anyway, here is what our house looks like now on the outside.Here are some pictures of what the inside is looking like. I need to take pictures of the finished painted rooms.

Jordan hard at work. He said I needed to take this picture so people knew that his dad didn't do all the work.

This is the finished wall that Jordan was working on.

Here is our finished bedroom. I'm a little afraid of the color but we'll see what it looks like with carpet and furniture.
This is our good friend Matt, he and his wife came up this weekend to help us paint. Can you tell we got bored? This is Whitney's heart.
Here is Matt's drawing. That's a lot better than I could do. If you look at the wall just right you can still see the "monster." By the way, he's eating chocolate because this room looks like a big chocolate bar. The paint looked good enough to eat.

Update on our house

2009-07-01T13:26:00.000-07:00

The day that Shelby and I went to California I took a picture of our new house. It looked like this:
When we came home a week later it looked like this:

Later that day they actually finished roofing it. They move so fast with our house it's hard to keep up. I went to my friend's house yesterday (she lives next door), we went down to Idaho Falls and when we came back they had poured the cement for the porch.

Jordan walked through the house with the builder on Monday and it sounds like it is really moving! It should be getting sheet rock tomorrow and it will be ready for paint on the 20th of this month. That was good to know because Jordan is going to be doing all the painting himself. We bought all of our paint on Saturday, it was crazy! I have never seen so much paint (except in the store).

I know that I have neglected to let everyone know the particulars of our house so here we go: It is 3 bedroom, 2 bath. The finished sq footage is almost 1400 sq ft. The total sq footage is 2500 sq ft. When our house is completely finished it will have 2 more bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a laundry room, and a family room. That seems to be it. We can't wait for it to be finished. They told us that it should be finished around the first week of September. Wish me luck because the baby is due August 29th!

Ode to My Passat

2009-06-14T20:08:00.000-07:00

Good-bye faithful blue Passat! Oh, how I loved this car! This is the first car Jordan and I bought together. We had only been married a month when we bought it. I'm so glad that it finally sold! Since we are building our house we need the money more than we need our 4 cars. So, my car had to go. I get to drive the Jeep now, I know it won't have the gas mileage but that's okay. One great thing about the Passat being gone is that the payment goes with it!
So, fairwell my cute little car! I'll miss you!

Jordan's project

2009-06-08T07:27:00.001-07:00

For almost a year now Jordan has been working on a VW Bus (or Westfalia). It's been kind of hard to find time with work and spending time with us. But, finally, it is out of our garage and painted! Jordan does all the work himself. I wish I would have been taking pictures of it the whole time, but, it had a big dent in the front and a small one in the back. It had one rust spot and it just needed to be painted and needed the interior put together. So, he's not done yet but here are some pictures of it right now.
This is not the color he chose. The guy he's fixing it up for wanted to keep it the original color. It makes it easier on Jordan because then he didn't have to paint the inside or the door jams. Hopefully, just a little bit more time and he will be done and it will be up for sale! Anyone interested? You can go camping in it!

Our house!

2009-05-28T16:44:00.000-07:00

Some of you probably know that Jordan and I have been trying to build or buy a house for some time now. Well, it is finally happening! We signed a contract with Kartchner homes and we are building a house in Henderson Subdivision in our ward. We are only going to be a few blocks away from where we live now. We are so excited to be living next door to the Hymas' families! Our house started yesterday and according to Kartchner it will take about 90 days.
They told us the house will be done at the end of August or the beginning of Sept. So, basically when I'm in labor our house will be finishing up. Here are some pictures of "our hole."I don't really know what the strange island is in the middle of our house but I guess it will be fun later, right?

Here is our backyard. Sorry, Raygon I was walking on your grass. Now, you'll never want to be neighbors!

Madsen Bikes

2009-05-13T16:04:00.000-07:00

I was reading Shelly's blog today about her sister getting this new bike. I want one! They look awesome! The only problem is they are about $1,200. That's totally out of my price range! So, they are having a give away in July. I need everyone's help. Please click on the link on the side so that they will see that I am sending traffic their way (don't worry you don't have to buy anything). I just want to be entered into the drawing for the bike. Just picture it! I could be cruising around town on it. It would be pretty fun!!

It's a Girl!

2009-04-23T20:55:00.001-07:00

Today has been very busy! After work today, Jordan, Shelby and I went up to the doctor's to find out what the baby is. We were very excited to find out that we are having a girl! We're both a little relieved that we won't have to buy very much stuff. Jordan said that if it was a boy it would have to go naked so it's a good thing it's a girl! I will post a picture of the ultrasound in just a little bit.

Pinching my pennies!

2009-04-16T15:17:00.000-07:00

Last night I went to a "class" on this website called Pinching Your Pennies. It's not a very user friendly website so when I found out about this class I had to go.

The way I found out about this lady was very strange. I was watching the 10:00 news last month, saw a lady in Pocatello talking about this free class that she teaches. It had her email address so I decided, "what the heck?" I emailed her. I told her I would be happy to come all the way down for this class, then she said that there was someone who taught the class in Idaho Falls.

So, last night I got in my car and drove down to Idaho Falls not really sure what to expect. The whole time I was freaking myself out with different things that could happen to me. I didn't know this lady at ALL! I'd never even seen her!

This is what I was thinking during the 1/2 hour drive. . . What if I'm the only one there? What if she lives in a bad neighborhood? What if she steals all my money (not that I had much to steal)? What if she smokes? What if she has a cat (I'm allergic)? What if she hurts me?

Okay, now I'm starting to think that I'm paranoid. Anyway, I get to her house (in a good neighborhood). There are like 10 cars outside so I know I'm in the right place. She is obviously LDS. She has pictures of Christ and total Mormon sayings. Needless to say she didn't steal my money or beat me up. She is just a mom of 4 that wants to help others save money. Isn't that cool? If anyone is interested I highly recommend her class. It was two hours of my time, but I think it will be worth it in the long run!

Oh . . .and she didn't have a cat.

Super long post of Shelby

2009-04-06T15:16:00.000-07:00

I forgot that some of these pictures were on my camera. First we have my project on Saturday. I guess I can't get all the credit. Jordan sanded and painted the bed on Friday evening and then finished putting it together for me on Saturday before the Priesthood Session.
This is when I remembered to get out my camera to take a picture of the crib being taken apart. Shelby was so excited she could hardly stand it. She had to get right in there with a screwdriver to help me get the screws out.

Here is Shelby getting in the way of my work, but she is having so much fun!
This is her bed all put together, I promise I did rotate the picture but Blogger didn't get the memo. Anyway, That night it took an hour to get her down and the next night it took about half the time but we were awakened at about 10 to 7 this morning by cries. She had fallen out of bed! Luckily it was only a foot off the ground. If you ask her what happened she will say, "I fell down! Out of Bed!" She is napping in it right now so I guess there is no permanent damage.

This picture I thought was too cute to past on. It is a very tired Daddy and a pretend sleeping Shelby. She is having the time of her life teasing her dad. I just love that cute little bum in the air (Shelby's that is).

This last picture is something I caught Shelby doing one day while walking through the living room. I was putting something in the freezer, as I walked by she said "Ohhh Baby!" I thought there was a baby on TV. Then when I walked back through I noticed she was hard at work. She had changed several icon names to whatever she wanted. This is how you know you spend way too much time on the computer in this position! I'm just surprised she got the computer open.

St. Paddy's Day

2009-03-19T13:53:00.000-07:00

St. Paddy's Day at our house was pretty fun. I dyed the milk green, made a pot of gold, and cut out Leprechaun footprints for Shelby to follow. My parents did that once for my sister and I to follow that led us to what they left for us. I thought that Shelby would appreciate it. She picked up the footprints and looked at me like, what is this? Then we went into the kitchen and she got so excited about the green milk. I'm a little worried that the milk will have to be green from here on out. Pot of Gold, if it can't be money why not candy?

Wouldn't this be really scary? I wouldn't want a very small person coming in through my window.

It all was worth it, Shelby loved it.

For me, this is the best part of St. Paddy's Day. Corned Beef, cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Even Shelby enjoyed it.

Our new car

2009-03-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

Jordan finds good deals on cars sometimes and he has been looking for a good car to fix up for us. He found it just the other day, it's a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. It's white and has leather interior and the body is in perfect shape. It does have an engine knock and so Jordan is trying to decide weather to just have the crankshaft redone and some bearings or to get a new engine from a junk yard. I hope it's the cheaper one but either one will make it a really good car for cheap.
Last night we went up to get the Jeep. Jordan's friend and his family have a truck that could tow the trailer and hold all 6 of us. So, me, Jordan, and Shelby as well as Kirk, Heather, and their 8 month old baby drove up to Island Park last night. We got home about 11pm last night and were very tired but we are pretty excited about our new car. Here are some pictures of it.Here is our white Jeep. It has a roof rack, mud tires, and it's lifted a little bit.

Here's the back of it. As you can see the body is in good shape.

This is the front seats. I had to climb up on the trailer to actually look inside. Not an easy task when your 4 months pregnant.

Monday Night Bowling

2009-03-05T13:28:00.000-08:00

For family home evening Shelby's choice was to go to The Rex and go bowling. It turns out that she is a pro bowler in the making! I took a bunch of pictures of her first official bowling trip.
Here is Shelby showing me her awesome bowling shoes.

I asked Shelby to stand next to the bowling balls so she backed up against the ball holder and stood all proper. She gets really funny when the camera comes out.

Here is my bowling champion with her "helper." I never saw a strike from her but she did have a few spares.

This is the end result. As you can see Shelby kicked our butts! How is this possible? She is the first bowler, I'm number 2, and Jordan is number 3. We wanted to play another game so that we could beat her but she wouldn't hear of it.

The end of an era

2009-02-23T13:52:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was the end of an era. I looked up era and it said that it's a significant period of time that has a start and a stop. My era in Young Women only lasted 2 1/2 years but it was a great time! I was called into the Bishop's office before church yesterday (knowing exactly what was going to happen) and was told that we were all being released. By all I mean: me, Judy (president), Raygon (2nd councilor), and Chera (Mia Maid advisor). I was so sad! I cried for 2 1/2 hours, you can ask Raygon she said she timed me. Anyway, I'm feeling better about all of this today because I know it's for the best. I was getting kind of burned out on all our activities and the meetings. It will be good to have a rest for awhile. I don't have another calling right now but I'm sure the Bishop will figure something out for me.

Trip to California

2009-02-19T13:25:00.000-08:00

I know I am really slow posting this on here but we went to California a few weeks ago. We had a lot of fun and I was really dumb and forgot my camera (and my purse) at home so my mom was nice enough to let me use her camera. We went to Sacramento to go to the "Choo Choo" museum and to the zoo. Another day we went to see Jordan's brother and sister-in-law. They live about an hour south of my parents. We picked them up and we all went down to Half Moon Bay for lunch and for some fun at the beach. It was only 60 degrees (I know what you're thinking 60 is warm), that is not warm enough to go running in the cold ocean in a bathing suit. We were fully clothed but still had a lot of fun in the sun.
Shelby didn't think that she would like the feel of sand on her feet. She eventually did put her feet down. This is my mom with Shelby at the Zoo.Shelby walking up the beach. Jordan and Shelby about to run away from a wave. She had the most fun doing this. She had to wear out her dad and then get her Uncle Jared in the act too.

The Happiest time of year!

2009-02-01T07:44:00.000-08:00

I think the happiest time of year is this time of year. I know it's cold and nasty and we are just waiting anxiously for spring, but before spring comes it's tax time! I love tax time! I wait all year long to do my taxes and see how much money I'm going to get back. I love it! I just finished my taxes and I love having Shelby and being "not well off." I know that someday we will have a house that is paid for and all of our kids will be gone and then we'll have to start paying but for now, it's the happiest time of the year.

I'm pregnant!

2009-01-03T15:35:00.000-08:00

Jordan and I found out this week that I'm pregnant! We are so excited! I'm pretty sick and tired but happy that Shelby is finally going to have a friend. I haven't gone to the doctor yet but I figure my due date is at the end of August, like August 30th. My sister will be pretty happy since that is her birthday. Here's my countdown.

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Strep throat

2008-12-19T11:48:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I came home from work and started feeling really sick. My throat really started to hurt. As the evening progressed I started feeling worse. I took night-time cold medicine, hoping that would help but sadly no. Shelby stayed up all night crying and being sick so this morning we headed off to the doctor. Since we were both being seen for the same thing the doctor only had to swab my throat. And, the diagnosis? We have strep throat. I am so sick of having strep throat. When I was younger I had strep about 4-5 times a year. They talked about having my tonsils taken out. Once they started talking about that, I started to get better. Luckily! I like my tonsils! This is the first time I've had strep in about 7 years. They have come out with something really cool. Shelby and I got shots of penicillin. I always had to have pills. Don't you love the miracle of science? I do. Anyway, stay away from us for a few days unless you want to be sick and dying!

Bump it up!

2008-12-14T14:41:00.000-08:00

Living in Idaho is really interesting with all the funny hairstyles. We have always made fun of the "Idaho Hump" and the "Utah Bump" and of course the notorious "Hibbard Haystack." For those of you who don't know Hibbard is outside of Rexburg. It's the area where Jordan's parents live. Anyway, I saw this commercial on TV just the other day. I was walking out of the room and stopped because I was mesmerized. Who would ever think of a product to make your hair have a bump? Keep in mind this is not a joke!
Here is a picture of what a bumpit can do for you!
As you can see, I got this off of a news channel website.
Here is the video: http://bighappiehair.com/
If it doesn't work you might have to copy and paste it in a new window. I guarantee that it will be worth the effort.

Be Careful what you wish for!

2008-12-13T07:23:00.000-08:00

I've been wanting the snow to come for some time now. Finally, it has come. It snowed a little bit last week but last night it dumped a few inches and now it is snowing and blowing. It is so cold out and you can barely see. Now, I'm wondering why I was wishing for the snow. I think that I always remember the fun times like sledding, building snowmen, and just overall fun times. What I forget about is the COLD, shoveling snow, sliding around in your car. Oh, well, it's still beautiful! Here's the view from our house this morning at 7:30.

This is after I shoveled the walk and Jordan is in the process of snow blowing the sidewalk in front of our house. I think the camera makes the snow look a lot worst than it really is. What you can't see is the snow blowing down the street.
Here is Jordan snow blowing the sidewalk. I don't know what we would do without that snowblower. Oh wait yes I do. We have to shovel by hand and it takes about three times as long. How do we know? Because last year our neighbors borrowed the snowblower and broke it within 10 minutes. They didn't tell us about it until Jordan asked for it back. Then, they were going to fix it (yeah right). We got it back about 6 months later in the same state. Jordan was able to fix it in about a day. I'm glad my husband is mechanical!

Shelby's Hair

2008-12-04T13:21:00.001-08:00

Lately Shelby's hair has been growing like crazy so I've have tried to do different hairstyles. I found this blog that is over on the sidebar that has different princess hairstyles. Anyway, this is what we've been up to these days.

Here is my first attempt at a Princess hair. Can you guess which Princess she is supposed to be? Okay, she's not really a princess but she's supposed to be Tinkerbell.

This is just my experimenting with braiding her hair. It would have turned out a lot better if she would have sat still.
Shelby is kind of being potty trained right now. You can see her potty in the background. She thought she was being pretty funny putting the toilet seat on her head but I just thought it was gross!

Jordan's grandma put rollers in Shelby's hair and to keep her from messing them up she put this hat on her head. This hat was Jordan's great-grandmothers. Basically, the top part is netting and it has a ring that you can move to open the top so you can blow dry your hair.

Thanksgiving with the Frisby Family

2008-11-28T17:34:00.000-08:00

This year for Thanksgiving all of Jordan's brothers and sister and their families came to Rexburg to spend time together and of course to eat good food. Before we had dinner most of us decided to go to the ice caves that are about 30 minutes north of town. It was a lot of fun but I am paying the price now! My body feels like it's one big bruise. In fact I have some bruises on my knees, shins, and elbows (from crawling). Anyway, it was nice to spend time with the family and I will be sad to see them all go. I forgot what it used to be like with most of Jordan's siblings living at home!
This is just before we went into the cave. Hilary wanted to see how her hair looked with this awesome head lamp on her head. I think that A.J. really makes the picture better!Here is Ashlee, Jared, and Jenni at the bottom of a rope that we had to climb down. I had a hard time climbing down and then of course I had to climb up. I am not built for this kind of activity.

Here is Jordan and his dad, Craig, in the cave. Look how cool the ceiling looks.

In this picture Matt and Zoie were going to go down the ice slide at the end of the cave. It was pretty interesting because Jared was handing Zoie to Matt and they started to slip but being a great uncle, Jared sacrificed his body to save Zoie. He had to push her up to Matt just as he fell. And, this happened. . . .Jared landed in a pool of water. He was pretty cold for the rest of the time in the cave.
Here is Ashlee inside the cave. See all the graffiti? It's sad to see this beautiful place so messed up.This picture was taken in the second cave. Zoie and I stayed outside because we were both too tired to go through this one. We had fun sitting in the car and talking. There is never a dull moment with that 5 year old! This is a picture of Jared with Matt behind him. Jordan said that this is spot where A.J. fell into quite a bit of water. According to Craig it was about time because he was getting pretty mouthy. This is Jenni, Ashlee, and Craig coming out of the second cave. They actually climbed up right where I was standing.

This is just a few of us when we were about to go home. Starting from the left: Jared, Jenni, me, Jordan, and Craig. Don't you like my awesome DI overalls? I thought they would be a lot better in a cave than regular pants because they won't slide down and I probably wouldn't get an ice burn on my back. I actually hate this picture of me but it's okay.

The sadest Halloween a kid could have

2008-11-02T16:52:00.000-08:00

We had an interesting thing happen this Halloween. Shelby had been sick the whole week and I kept telling her that if she didn't get better then she couldn't go Trick or Treating. Well, She never got better and it really started to worry me. I got home from work on Thursday and decided to take her to the doctor. I called at 2pm and they said they could get us in at 3pm. Shelby was still at Grandma's house so I called over there to say I was on my way. I found out that she needed new clothes because she had thrown up (again!) and so I loaded up all my stuff and took off.
Shelby's doctor is in Idaho Falls so I knew I would be cutting it close. We did get there in time and as the doctor started looking at her he told me that there could be a few things wrong with her. One, She could have Strep Throat, or two, she could have a urinary tract infection. They did those tests and they both came back negative. The doctor said she was obviously dehydrated and he wanted to give her fluids and take some blood to see if there was anything seriously wrong with her.
So, off to the hospital. Shelby got to spend the night at EIRMC. She had to have lots of fluids and have an x-ray taken and of course her blood taken. I was exhausted by the time it was all done. Luckily, Jordan was able to take Friday (Halloween) off and he stayed the night with her. Here are some pictures of her hospital stay.
This picture was taken on my phone. I didn't think it was too bad considering. This is just a few hours after they put in her IV. Look how huge it is!
Shelby and Grandma on Halloween. Just about an hour before we broke out of the hospital.
Shelby asking her dad "Please!"

Shelby and Jordan at IHOP after we were released from the hospital. It's amazing what fluids will do to a kid who was really dehydrated! The doctor concluded that She had Rota virus which kids get vaccinated for but they still get sometimes. It last for 5-7 days and tomorrow will be the 7th day. I hope this stops soon. She's not dehydrated anymore but it's hard to get her to drink and she still throws up.
Doctor's orders were that Shelby could not go Trick or treating. He said she should stay in the house and pass out candy (but not get too close to kids). So here she is at Grandma's house looking for the kids. Why haven't they come yet? My favorite is the little blond hair sticking out the back of the hat.
Here is my little flower. She is sitting on Grandma's stairs waiting for those trick or treaters.

Trip to Washington

2008-10-29T08:52:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a really long time since I've blogged. I've been especially bad about my trip to Washington! It was a lot of fun and I've been meaning to blog but we have been really busy lately. First, the day that I got home from Washington, my parents came. They actually picked me up from the airport. Then, the next day I started work at Central Elementary school up in Sugar City. And then Jordan and my dad were going to go hunting on Thursday. My dad got sick and then after they left Jordan got the flu. He drove himself home from up by Tetonia at 1:00 in the morning. He called my phone and woke up me and my mom. Needless to say it was a hard night and it got even worse. I got the flu two days later. Some trip for my parents! My mom spent the weekend taking care of me and Jordan and keeping Shelby occupied.
Anyway, things calmed down for the next week but now Shelby has the flu so I decided to take the day off today to take care of her. She is sitting very still because this is the first time she ate in a while so I do not want puke everywhere. Okay, so on to my trip.
I decided to document every part of my trip so here is my plane from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake.

This is a plane that is hanging over the baggage claim in Seattle. I thought Shelby would like this picture because She loves planes.
Her I am drinking a Seattle's Best hot chocolate. I have to say it was one of the cups of hot chocolate I have ever had. It better be too because we drove a long way to get it!
This house is in the neighborhood where I stayed with Elizabeth and the family she lives with. For all of you Desperate Housewives fans, I felt like I was on Wisteria Lane. Guess who's house this is? It's Mike's of course ( I hope I'm not the only one who got that). Anyway, Jordan said his truck was even in the driveway, I should have knocked on the door to see if he was home.
This is my friend Elizabeth. We went on a walk and she was showing us the place where she had her accident. It was kind of random and she still doesn't know how it happened. She was at the stop sign turning out of her neighborhood and then all of a sudden she was sliding down a 10 foot embankment. I took a picture of the tree that she hit too but I won't post it.
The highlight of my trip for the two of us was going to Forks, Wa! It was a long trip! It took us 2 1/2 hours each way but it was beautiful drive. When we finally got to Forks we saw this sign and we saw a man and a woman taking pictures with it. We stopped and they were nice enough to take our picture with the sign. Then, a car full of girls pulled up and we took their picture. We thought that it was going to be really lame because it's a tiny town (there are less than 2,000 people in this town) but they were really working Twilight! We loved it.

This sign also greeted us when we started into Forks. I don't know if you can read it, it says "Edward Cullen didn't sleep here." We thought it was cute.
Here is Elizabeth with Bella's truck. It's sitting in front of the Chamber of Commerce. They said that someone in town owns the truck and they let them park it there. I like the fake licence plate that says Bella.

At the Chamber of Commerce they told us that if you go around behind the "hospital" they have a parking space reserved for Dr. Cullen. So we were able to park in Dr. Cullen's parking space. I hope there wasn't an emergency while we were parked there.
This is my favorite picture! Can anyone guess who this is? It's Chief Swan! Okay, it's really not Charlie but it is the Police Chief. We were in this store and they said "Go over to the police station and ring the bell and tell them that you are Twilighters and that you want to see the Chief. " They said he would come out and you can meet him and he will give you key chains and pens, well, they were right! We did it and he was awesome!
I felt like I was in high school again because this is totally the thing me and my crazy friends would have done. It's good that I have Elizabeth to do this kind of thing with.
Anyway, Elizabeth and I stood outside the door to the police station for about 5 mins. thinking about how dumb we were being and how we didn't want to ring that bell. I'm glad we did.
According to the Chamber of Commerce all of the policemen in town will answer to Charlie.
Well, I had a great time and I hope this post isn't too long.

Cousins and the Park

2008-10-05T10:31:00.000-07:00

So, my cousin Jason and his wife Amanda came to visit last Saturday. I haven't seen them in quite some time and Jordan had never met Jason (although he had met Amanda). They both attended school at BYU-Idaho and really wanted to see the changes and the Temple. They have been living in Boise for a few years and recently got a promotion and have to move to Ohio. They brought their son with them. His name is Grant and is really cute. He and Shelby had a lot of fun playing while his parents went to the Temple. We liked having a friend for Shelby. Too bad they are moving so far away!

A few days ago Shelby and I were going to meet our friends at the park. Something happened and they were not able to make it. Shelby and I played for about an hour, it was an unusually warm day and Shelby's cheeks were getting really red so we left to get some juice. Before we left though, I got some good pictures of her. She really loved the slide and I was told that when she was at the toddler lab on Friday that she would go up and slide down over and over again. I guess we need to go to the park more often.

New Job!

2008-09-26T14:26:00.000-07:00

So, Jordan and I have been looking for a house. We like houses that are WAY too expensive than we can afford (of course). We found out how much we can afford today and I was feeling pretty bad about it and then about an hour later I get a call from the Sugar-Salem school district offering me a job that I had interviewed for earlier this week. I really didn't think much of it when I interviewed for it because I had applied about 9 months ago and then forgotten anything about it. Anyway, I'm going to be working at Central Elementary School from 7:55am- 12 noon. I start right after Harvest Break and after I come home from Washington. I'm pretty excited about it! Here's a picture of the school but it doesn't look this bad in real life.

Flour Mishaps and the Zoo

2008-09-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

Today Shelby got into the flour. Jordan's grandmother and I were downstairs discussing sewing machines and Shelby got away and went upstairs. She opened the flour drawer and tried to drink out of the flour sifter. I think she looks pretty awesome and I think she was pretty proud of herself.

Another exciting thing that happened today was that Jordan got a promotion! He is now the Parts Manager at Rexburg Motor sports! He has been working there for about 2 1/2 years and we couldn't be happier! We get to start looking at houses for real now!

Jordan and Shelby are in the petting zoo portion of the Idaho Falls zoo. This goat came up and put his foot on Jordan's leg. It was pretty cute!Here is my little baby bird. Shelby climbed into this nest. She loves the Zoo!

Mustang Show

2008-09-03T14:10:00.003-07:00

This weekend we went to Park City for a family reunion and for the Mustang Show. Jordan, his brothers and his dad all read Mustang Monthly and they had a show in Park City so we decided to make a family reunion out of it.
No one brought their Mustangs but we still had fun! Next year we will be more fun because hopefully we will have all the mustangs there.
This slide show is from the show.Hail the conquering heroes! They just finished riding the Alpine Coaster. They had a lot of fun!

Here we are riding the chair lift up to the Alpine Slide. I thought Jordan was going to ride the Alpine coaster and the Alpine Slide but to be nice to me he decided to just ride the coaster so I wouldn't be bored. While he was on the coaster I decided I would ride the slide with him. So, it turned out we didn't ride anything together. Oh well, it was still fun!

Monkeys jumping on the bed!
Zoie and Shelby were jumping on the bed while I was singing "two little monkeys jumping on the bed
one fell off and bumped her head. . ."
Right after I sang that part Shelby fell off and bumped her head.
I think if she were a little bit older she would have made me call the doctor.
So needless to say, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

4th of July

2008-08-10T11:22:00.000-07:00

I know I've been really bad lately about blogging. Now, I need to catch up! Our 4th of July was pretty mild. We went to the parade here in town, tried to enter Shelby in a cutest baby contest (she would totally win) and we had a bbq with some of our friends. I took a few pictures to document the day.
Shelby sat on the potty for a little bit. That's pretty much all she does, but it's a start!

Then, Jordan helped me make a fruit bowl out of a watermelon. When I say helped I mean he did it all! He's such a perfectionist that it turned out great!

Then Shelby ate everything she could find and a lot ended up on her face. Oh well, it makes for a cute picture.

Cousins

2008-06-23T20:17:00.000-07:00

Shelby's cousin, Zoie has come up for the week. We've been having a lot of fun! First we went to Logan to visit Aunt Hilary. Hilary and I went down the stairs and we saw Grandma and her two cute granddaughters. We just had to get our cameras and take their pictures.

Then we had dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Frisby's house on Sunday. Shelby and Zoie had a little "water" party before. I think Shelby frustrated Zoie because all she wanted to do was fish out the ice cubes from the pitcher. Oh well, that's what's on your mind when your only 1 1/2.

The girls also had fun playing in the toy car on the deck. Shelby didn't like being in the car with someone else. She is starting to throw more fits. As you can see, there was one at dinner too.

Then today we went to the splash park and the kids went on the carousel and played in the water. Shelby actually played in the water this time!

Summer, summer, summertime!

2008-06-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

I love summertime! I can't say it's my favorite season but it is a close second to Fall or what I like to call "Sweater Weather." But, this isn't about Sweater Weather. I love the sounds of summer the most. Shelby and I went to the "splash park" that is in Porter park the other day. I thought we were going to have so much fun. You could hear the sounds of the kids playing and the water spraying and the carousel's music playing. We got there and Shelby started smiling and laughing when she saw the water but as soon as she got into it, She freaked out. The big bucket on the top dumped a TON of water on her and she started running in a circle looking for me. It was so funny! I wish that I was able to take a picture of her but my camera's battery was too low.
Shelby did however like the Carousel, a lot! She didn't want to get off of it. She rode Sister Sue, which is a horse that Jordan's brothers fixed up when they were redoing the Carousel. It is a really cute little horse.
The next day Shelby and I went over to the Hymas' house to stay with Caleb and Holden while Raygon and Andy went to do Sealings. We had a lot of fun! Shelby and Caleb ran through the sprinklers and played with all of his toys. I think it's fun for her to play with new toys. I did find out that Shelby is a very jealous girl! Anytime I held Holden, she would want to be held too. I'm worried about when we have our next baby!

When my cousin, Laura, was here a little while ago we went up to Yellowstone National Park. We didn't get to spend much time there because Jordan had to work in the morning and he had class later in the evening. Anyway, it was beautiful but the animals we hiding from us.

I never knew that toddlers liked corn on the cob. Maybe they don't and my child is just weird. But, we had some BBQ and Shelby really wanted my corn on the cob and of course my spoiled little girl gets what she wants. I promise it's not just a fluke thing. She ate a lot of it another time, too. Anyway, here's a picture of her holding her cob after she ate it.

What Mother's day means to me

2008-05-13T11:29:00.000-07:00

This Mother's day was one of the best. I know I haven't had very many but it was still fun! Shelby went to nursery and stayed the entire time! It was only her second Sunday going so I was really impressed that she was a good girl! She even drew a picture for me. But, I have to say sitting for three hours of church was amazing!

Shelby and I went outside after it rained a few days ago and we walked around looking at all the pretty flowers and trees that we have in our yard. It was fun to just get out and play.

Celebrity look a-like

2008-04-26T08:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.myheritage.com/collage

This one is for you Hilary and Ashlee! I saw it on Hil's page and I had to try it. Who the heck do I look like? That is insane! I don't even know who most of those people are!

Easter Morning

2008-04-02T13:57:00.000-07:00

This Easter was the first one that Shelby actually cared about. We were in California so my mom and dad got to play Easter bunny.Shelby found her basket and all her chocolate inside. She loved just sitting on the floor and digging through her basket.This is Shelby's Easter dress that my mom bought her. She is all dressed and ready for Church.

My baby can Walk. . .Finally!

2008-04-02T13:50:00.000-07:00

Today is the day! I'm so happy that Shelby started walking today! It feels like it would have never happened. She is almost 16 months old. I thought at least 7 months ago she would start walking. Oh well, she is so proud of herself and I am one proud Mommy! It will be any day now that she will be running. Then I'm going to regret this excitement I'm sure, But for now I'm happy.

Trip to California

2008-04-02T13:33:00.000-07:00

We had lots of fun in California. We went for Jordan's brother, Jared's wedding and we were able to stay and play after that. The wedding was really beautiful! They were married in the Oakland Temple, the greatest temple ever (I'm not biased or anything)! They were sealed in the same room that Jordan and I were. It was really neat because I could actually look around this time!
This is Jared and Jenni after they came out of the Temple! I love people who have just gotten married, they have such a glow!This is Jordan and his siblings. From the left, his oldest brother Matt, Ashlee, Jared, A.J. and of course Jordan. Aren't they cute?

After the luncheon and before the reception the kids wanted to go swimming. So here are the cousins in our family swimming in the bathtub. From the left we have Jonas (Matt and Andrea's son), Zoie (Matt and Andrea's daughter), and Shelby (who is mine, obviously).

News from Bernie

2008-03-05T12:35:00.001-08:00

I know some people wanted to see our Dodge Durango that we recently got because it had a blown engine. Jordan found an engine for $450.00 and was able to put it in in about a week. After all was said and done we think this Durango cost us about $800.00 We drive it from time to time but we are waiting to sell our VW Passat. If you know anyone who wants one, let me know!!
I wish that I had taken a picture of our driveway yesterday. For about a week we had Jordan's friend's truck, my friend's car, two of our cars and one in the garage. We looked like a used car lot! I'm glad it's starting to clear out.
My next news is that I decided that I'm going to start selling Lia Sophia Jewelry. I think this jewelry is awesome! I also want to be able to help support my family and be able to stay home with Shelby.
My starter show is going to be on March 28th. I hope that I can have people host shows! Wish me luck!

My third and final news is that awhile ago at Mutual I went with the Beehives and Raygon taught us how to make bows for little girl's hair. So, Raygon, this one is for you! You taught us well!

Life in Rexburg. . . It's far from boring

2008-03-03T14:30:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's been so long since I've updated my blog. First I got a hair cut. I think it's pretty cute. I need to get it trimmed already!

Then, Shelby learned how to read, just kidding. She likes to look at the pictures.

Shelby was just blowing me a kiss. Isn't she the cutest.

The snow out in front of our house is getting so deep. We had to put Shelby on top of it in her sled to show how much snow we really have.

Odd sleeping positions

2007-12-13T11:09:00.000-08:00

I am always surprised at the way that Shelby ends up sleeping sometimes. I just wanted to post a few of my favorite pictures of her sleeping positions.

This picture was from February. It was when we were at my parents house. I think it's funny when she has her arms up in the air when she's
sleeping.

Shelby used to stick both her legs out of the crib. I'm sad I didn't get a picture of that.

You can't tell in this picture but Shelby is sticking both her legs straight up in the air. It's kind of funny.

The blanket got stuffed underneath her and so her butt was sticking up. I can't believe she can sleep like that.

This is my favorite. Shelby loves this pink bear, I think it's cute that she's using him as a pillow.

Shelby's #1. . . Birthday that is!

2007-12-10T19:34:00.000-08:00

Today is Shelby's first birthday. I can't believe that it has been that long! This year has flown by! I just thought that I would post some pictures of her party. I thought it was a success, we had a lot of fun.

I made this cake for Shelby with two of my YW.

Shelby got a lot of toys, which I was surprised about and here she is playing with her friends. This toy is one that my sister got for her. She has already figured out how to push it!

This dress is a present from Grandma and Grandpa Frisby. She looked so pretty in it. She got a lot of complements at church.

Trip to Alabama

2007-12-10T11:03:00.001-08:00

As many of you probably know my great-grandma turned 100 and we all took a trip to Alabama to celebrate with her. It was a great experience that I wish Jordan could have been there to enjoy with us. Anyway, He will probably have another opportunity because she is not going anywhere anytime soon. She says that she wants to do it all again next year. I told Jordan that we better start saving now!

This picture above is of Elva May Cook after she received her honorary diploma from high school. She said that she didn't graduated because she was having too much fun!
This picture Below is is of my mom's family including her cousins and Aunt and Uncle.
My great-grandmother was interviewed on a radio show that was based in Seattle. She grew up outside of Seattle and lived there for a few years before she moved to Alabama. Here is the link to the interview. It is really funny. Just click the link and type in Elva Cook.

www.bobrivers.com/audiovault/downloads/downloads.asp

Okay Hilary, this is for you. Here is the link for my Great-grandmother on the news in Huntsville, AL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJo6d5mLVQ

2007-11-12T12:02:00.000-08:00

This was a freak snow storm that happened in the middle of Conference on October 6th. As you can see it melted not long after that. Shelby thought that it was the coolest thing. She promptly reached down and put some snow in her mouth. Her face was priceless!

Family Photos

2007-10-16T12:06:00.000-07:00

Ashlee took so family pictures of us and so I thought that I should probably post them. I think there are some pretty cute ones.

Cute Pigtails

2007-10-04T11:51:00.000-07:00

Shelby had these cute pigtails in her hair and we had to take a picture of her before she ripped them out and ate the hair things. Don't think I'm kidding, she's done it before!

Shelby in the Garden

2007-09-20T16:05:00.001-07:00

Shelby's most recent photo opt happened in the flower bed. This is just behind our house. It's starting to get colder and we didn't want the flowers to die before getting a great picture of them and her.