Retirement Party!

This last Friday we finally were able to celebrate Deb and the 19 years she has spent teaching in Davis School District.

After we finally got her on ball to have a party because she really didn't want to have one. Typical. But, we persuaded her with some Chocolate and she was totally okay with it.

Sheri and I took on the planning and setting everything up for it. It was a fun evening and I think everyone was full after the chocolate fountain, cookies, cake & lime sherbert drink.

I made a funny gift for Deb!

The Bucket List that beats all the others..

                     

You could become a race car driver

You could be a princess

You could do the mamba

You could chase and catch butterflies

You could indulge in yummy things

You could scrub down the bathroom

You could go on multiple cruises

You could have a water balloon fight

I didn't get any pictures of the tables and people that came but we had a great turn out of faculty, district members and of course all the family! It was so fun to celebrate her years and to send her out with a bang!

We even had bubble wrap because she will never be able to forget the 'bubble'!

That's Right Baby Nelson is Coming!!!

You read it right.. Baby Nelson is coming November 2014! We are so excited, nervous, anxious and well lots of other emotions but that may be because of the hormones.

I decided that it would be fun to have the dates of all the things that happened with this little one coming!
Found out: March 20th
Told Grandma Smith: April 3rd
Told family: April 5th & 6th
First Appointment: May 1st
Telling my dance girls: May 3rd
Telling friends & ward members: May 4th
Morning Sickness: Once with Grandma Smith going to dinner. At school the following week after being in a car. Then, after eating at El Matador at 11 weeks didn't last very long till we were pulled over.
Nicknames: Little Bean.
We try to not say he or she because we normally start telling each other that they are wrong.


A dose of Morning Sickness
Every Christmas we give her a coupon to go to dinner with us when it gets warmer. She loves getting out of the house and I think she looks forward to it all week & then talks about it the following week.
It was finally warm enough so we made it a date.

Kelly got home from work and I just woke up from a nap. I was loving naps at the time. Although, I was starving and Kelly was going to shower. I grabbed some chips and tried to just lightly snack so I wouldn't die by the time we got to Taggart's. I looked at their online menu because I was that hungry.
I knew what I wanted.

We got in the car and drove to Grandmas. The whole drive there we were debating on telling her at dinner that we were expecting. We finally decided that we should tell her.. Then we got into her car and headed out for the night. I was totally fine the whole ride and it was fun chatting with Grandma. Right as we headed into the canyon.. I instantly just felt nausea! I remember thinking; "This can't happen right now. I am in Grandma Smiths car! She wasn't suppose to find out till later! What is going on with me!" ... then it came and I was holding it in my hand.. Kelly looked over and said "Maggie, are you okay?!" I then pointed to the exit on the side and he rolled down my window.. I tried to get what was on me off, I then spent the next little while puking. Grandma was so happy to see me barf, it was almost odd. Right as it happened she said "You are Pregnant aren't you?!" ...I will never forget that. As much as I felt horrible it was so sweet hearing her get all happy that I just had puked in her car.

I thought that if we drove the rest of the way with the window down I would be fine. Which I was but that night it was crazy busy and I didn't think after the wait I was going to be able to handle all the smells. I went outside several times to get some fresh air. I felt like I had to make this work because it was for Grandma. Finally Kelly called it as a night and drove us both home. On the way home Grandma swore that she would keep it a secret for a few days. She also said she was going to lie and say that dinner was amazing.

After we got back to her house I was freezing and just wanted to be out of the clothes I was in and in my bed with some sprite. That smell lingers on you that you have thrown up. I hate it!

Grandma said well thanks for taking me up the canyon and on a beautiful drive to tell me that I am getting my 15th Great-Grandchild. She was so happy!!

Not Diggin' the Mexican!
This Baby does not like Mexican food. As odd as that sounds I use to go to Costa Vida at least 3+ times a month and well now those trips have ended. I still love my chips and salsa and that sits fine but throw some pork or burrito and that baby will make me so stinking sick. High five little one.

Telling Family! 
I decided a fun jar of Prego Spaghetti sauce would be a fun way to tell everyone. My family caught on quite fast and my dad ended up sending a picture of me and Kelly to my aunts & uncles. The following day we told Kelly's Parents. They were hilarious. Deb opened the bag and started to get up and said oh I can make dinner for you. All of us started cracking up. She didn't get but all the sisters did. Then, Kelly's dad came in from outside and he did the same thing but he kept looking for noodles. It was a good laugh!

Although, for a few weeks before I told my family my oldest sister Marci was catching on & it was so hard to lie to her and act like nothing was changing. So, I should of known she would call Kelsey and then Kelsey would harass me but in the end they were right.

The First Appointment!
After some talking to friends & family we decided that we wanted to go to the Circle of Life Women's Center. We went to the first one last Thursday. Dr. Bierer was such a nice doctor and was very funny. I was nervous to see what they would say but, he is super laid back and relaxed. It made me happy that he pretty much said do whatever you are already doing. After lots of blood tests we were finally out of there with our DVD in hand and a cute picture of our little bean! They are hoping that we will be able to tell what we are having at our next appointment.

We are now 12 weeks & Due November 18th 2014

Don't Forget About Nala: After talking to Nala she decided she wanted to announce something as well. She did really good for putting up with waiting for treat for the 10 minutes it took us to get her to sit just right and getting the book to stay up. 

I told my Young Women girls with this picture. They weren't really sure when I said HUMAN what I was meaning but once I got to the word BABY... they erupted into cheering. It was so funny to see their faces of shock!

Losing her spot on the bed? Nala, will learn eventually that she's not going to get the whole bed to herself and that changes will be coming. But, we still love this little pup and she will always be our little Nala!

Telling my Competition Teams: We had a competition at Roy High. It was the last one of the year and I had finally had my first appointment. I will be honest I had a few days that it was hard to keep it from them and I am surprised more didn't catch on when I was talking to Lisa or Alexa about it. But, it finally came time to tell them. 

Alexa and me planned to do a skit for them to Ice, Ice Baby. I tapped the ultrasound to me and wore a jacket. It was fun & I was shocked at how many girls pulled out their own phones to record us. After, I announced it they all had a million questions & name ideas. (All of the name ideas consisted of long variations of all of their names!) The girls wanted to post things online and I begged them not to until I posted something the next day! Those girls get me more and more excited. I already had about 50+ of my own adopted kids but now its time for Baby Nelson.

                                   

Anniversary Weekend

Can you believe that its been 2 years since I married Kelly! Wowza! I am so happy that I get so many more years with him!

This past two years we have had some great adventures that happened. There has been so much growth and things that have made us learn. Times that we just wanted a break & went on a vacation. Other times we thought it would be fun to start a project in the house. Lots of time spent together. Movies watched. Jokes shared & definitely there was not a lack of LOVE.

I seriously love how hard Kelly works & that I am able to have 2 amazing jobs. It keeps us insanely busy but, at the end of the day there is nothing better than coming home and seeing each other for a few hours before we fall asleep.

About a month a go my BFF/Twin Kenzie B. called me around 10pm. I answered and she said "Maggie, get out of bed... I know you old people are probably watching the news or starting to fall asleep!" ... I started laughing. She was right.. I just climbed into bed and had the news on. Although, it was totally worth staying up for the next hour and a half talking to her. I seriously love that we have kept a good relationship and friendship. I tell you that story because it seems that we may have gotten a little old in the last 2 years. We can't stay up very late & it takes us 4 days to finish a complete movie... you read that right 4 DAYS!

It is hard to wrap two years worth of memories, stories, laughs & frustrations in just a few paragraphs but that is why I get Eternity to spend with him!

On to the Celebration!

A couple weeks ago I started looking for a new washer & dryer. I was getting irritated with ours. The washer was never spinning out the water & the agitator was really annoying on how it would tie knots in everything. So..  Friday night we picked up a set that I found on KSL. They are sooooooo nice! The family that had them couldn't use them in their new house. They spoke very highly of the set and really wish they could keep them.

Also they have only had them a few years and for about one year they haven't used them. Plus if you know Kelly he loves getting a good deal & talking people down to a price that he wants to pay!

After some heavy lifting and taking doors off to get them set up I now have a set that I am in LOVE with!

I find it odd that a washer & dryer can make me so happy, considering most of my friends would rather spend the money on other things at my age. I really am so so so so happy with these!

After we had them set up we went to Olive Garden. I was CRAVING bread sticks & luckily they are open late on weekends. It was delicious and we had an awesome waiter. Although, I hardly ate any of my spaghetti because I filled up on salad & bread sticks.

Saturday 
Kelly had a skidsteer job so I got to hang out at home & sleep in. Yay! After I finally rolled out of bed I headed to my parents house to see my niece & nephews. Marci & Landon had some paperwork to do for the house they are going to be building in Kaysville so the kiddos were hanging out with us. We fed them lunch & drove them to meet with their parents so they could head back to Springville. Since my mom & me didn't have anything to do we walked through the open house that they will be building! Talk about BEAUTIFUL! It was absolutely stunning & I am so excited for them to have a house they love!

That afternoon we went to my Grandparents to see my Uncle Matt who was in town with a couple of his kids. It was fun to chat with him & watch the grand kids play with each other. Its so nice to have such close family & grandparents who will bring us all together!

Saturday night we headed to the Layton Mall to do some serious damage. At least it felt like it. Since April consists of both our birthdays & our anniversary it creates a lot of shopping. I got a couple new tunics, basketball shorts & a new shirt. Kelly got some new jeans, shirt, jacket and sweat bottoms. We absolutely spoiled ourselves but after we left the mall we realized that we 100% deserved it!

Already eating a Kit-Kat 

Easter Bunny Slept In...oops

Easter Sunday
We spent the day with my parents & had dinner with Kelly's extended family! It was fun to chat with them and spend time outside! Kelly's Grandma is a sweetheart. I love talking to her & listening to her stories.

Kaleb was hilarious. As I was sitting down he came over and said "Happy Anniversary Maggie, I got you a Coke!" Now, that my friends is an awesome Brother in Law. He knows what I like and knows what would make me happy! Thank you Kaleb!

Overall it was such a great weekend! I was going to post this Monday but, life got the best of me and here it is getting posted at the end of the week. (Better late than never.)

Gag.

Man,
You hear about the pregnancy nose. Well, I am starting to believe it at just 10 weeks. Its Horrible!

I can't stand the way my house smells. Does it always smell this bad?! I want to clean but have no energy & frankly I get distracted blogging on a new iMac. I did vacuum the kitchen and do dishes. But that is what sparked this post.

I can't stand doing dishes... I just gag. I have to step away and gain up the courage to go back and finish. I can't stand being in the kitchen if Nala's dog food is in her bowl.. it just makes me freak out and well GAG!

The dishwasher stinks and the microwave stinks. Even after all the cleaning things you can do off of Pinterest it still stinks!! The Scentsy is on but its not strong enough!

This is probably going to get worse in fact I know its going to get worse but as of right now I would love to not gag.
A few weeks later...
I hate that I cooked dinner because it lingered in our house forever. It made me quite nausea but after some windows being left open I finally could stand being home again. I probably won't make BBQ pulled pork anytime soon.

New Beginnings: Don't Give UP...

First what is New Beginnings? 

"Young women who will reach the age of 12 in the coming year are also invited to attend with their parents. It may be held during Mutual. This event provides an opportunity for leaders to express their love for the young women, encourage parents to help their daughters in Personal Progress, and introduce new young women to the young women program."

I am a Miamaid Advisor and we were asked to plan the night. At first I came up with several ideas and let the girls choose what they would want. After some debating we all decided we loved the UP theme. 

So for the next two months the planning begun. My fabulous sister Kelsey drew some amazing pictures of the house. She even made the cool graphic balloons that would attach to the house. I loved what she made for me & did I mention she is pretty RAD!

My other sister Marci, got roped into this ordeal as well. I called her before Valentines Day to see if her daughter needed an idea for a V-day box. Well, schools don't do that anymore so instead we planned to start something once she came up for a weekend. After my collection of boxes & a few hours of duct taping, cutting. This was probably the longest and most time consuming thing.. but it made the night!

Next I probably watched this show another 10 times to get the details of the show. I also watched to get an idea for a theme of bringing the movie to part of that night.

I went to work on the bottle cap pin that Ellie gives Carl in the movie. At first I was going to make them into necklaces for the girls & after I already had made 10 or so of them I just wasn't in love with them. So, things changed I ended up getting them to look just perfect. 

(I will be honest I am a Hobbly Lobby shopaholic so I got all my supplies there.) I will post pictures because I think its easier to understand & find in a store when you have a picture.

Supplies:

Bottle Caps 1 1/4" (Collect and then spray paint or buy them)

*the package at Hobby Lobby gives you 24 in a pack

Safety Pins (Make sure you get a bag that is 1" to 2" in size)

White Cardstock

Foam brushes 1"

A 1.8" mm Bottle Cap Hole Punch. 

Glossy Accents 3D Medium glue

Krylon Workable Fixatif 

Modge Podge Matte 

*if you are a serious crafter you may already have Modge Podge. If not they do have a smaller 4oz. bottle that will be plenty.

                                                   

First, I printed out my grape soda design on Cardstock. Before you cut them into circles spray them with the Krylon Fixatif spray. Let them sit overnight or up to 4 hours. This helps with the ink not bleeding.

Second, while they are drying you can take out your bottle caps and start punching the holes in them. I would make one hole then stick the safety pin and line up where I want the other hole to be. (Make sure you punch it close to the top of the bottle cap so your safety pin can be seen at the top.) Punch your second hole & fasten the safety pin and you are ready to begin the next part.

Once you have coated the page of circles with Fixatif and let it sit; you can then cut them out. This may take some time depending on how good you are at cutting a perfect circle out. You then will be able to begin to put your badges together.

Dip your foam brush in the Modge Podge and coat the top of the bottle cap. Then center and stick your circle to the bottle cap. Rub it around so you won't get bubbles and let it dry.

Once you go through and finish gluing your circles on you will be ready to use your Glossy Accents.

Next, take the Glossy Accents and start around the edges of your glued paper. Go slowly around the edge in a circular motion and work your way into the center of the cap. It will be cloudy looking. It's best to wait overnight for these to dry & cure. 

Be sure not to shake the Glossy Accents. If you happen to get bubbles take a lighter next to it and they will pop. Also another tip don't get on to the very edge of the cap because the glue will slide off and can create a mess.

After all of those steps you will have made an adorable pin!

Do you remember the adorable Mailbox from the movie?!

Now, I have about 40 girls in my ward not including the leaders. So with that being said I couldn't have that many handprints on a mailbox. But, with the help of my Sister in Laws Silhouette Cameo machine I was able to cut all of their names onto vinyl.

This was by far one of the crazy dreams I had while planning this activity. I wanted something that would unify the girls throughout the rest of the year. That is when it hit me.
Come Unto Christ. That is the theme for the LDS youth this year. So, I decided that every Sunday the mailbox will be sitting out for them to write a letter to Christ.
As leaders we will keep all of there papers & at Evening of Excellence they will get them back.
We want them to work on becoming closer to Christ. So if they helped a friend on a bad day, prayed morning and night, read their scriptures, completed a Personal Progress, shared their Testimony.
They can write those things down and stick it inside the mailbox.

Our theme was: 

Don't Give UP the beginning is always the hardest.

On the Program it said the famous saying from the movie: Adventure is out there!

Along with the bottle caps & mailbox the girls each got a goody bag.

I honestly lucked out on these little things! 

Since everything is about UP we used:

A can of 7up

Mentos Up2U gum

7 ways to have an uplifting day (These were laminated and we stuck magnets on them so they can stick them in their lockers, mirrors etc.)

                          7 ‘UP’ lifting ways to start your day 

1- WAKE UP & decide to have a good day

2- DRESS UP. The best way to dress up is to put on a smile!

3- CHEER UP and say nice things & have a positive attitude

4- STAND UP for what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.

5- LOOK UP to the Lord. He is only a prayer away

6- REACH UP for something higher. Set some good goals.

7- LIFT UP, be a good friend and help those around you.

The girls also could pick up a YW theme card, a 5x7 picture of the Youth Theme and a fun coloring picture of their very own UP house. (My sister had made one with just pencil and my YW love to color!)

Our YW were assigned to bring the cupcakes. They are all so talented and every cupcake I had was delicious! We have some mini chefs in our ward!

A big thank you to my sisters who helped with my crazy ideas! 

Remember It's Better to Look Up!

Spring Break 2014

Man, I was so stoked for this break from school. But this year Davis School District got a weak Spring Break.

Friday, Kelly was home since he was working nights. We woke up and decided it was good weather to go and ride our bikes to my parents. I realized how much my bum hurt from sitting on the seat. I still love my cute little Schwinn Crusier. We hung out at my parents for a while. Kelly went on a bike ride with my dad when we got there in total Kelly biked 13 miles. Wow!

I ran into Sephora with my mom later that afternoon for some new makeup. I absolutely could spend thousands and thousands of dollars there. I am becoming a hoarder! Once we got back to my parents Marci had dropped off her kids and they left to go look at some new home development projects. It was fun to play with the kids. Especially to watch Corbin play in the dirt!

Saturday, I spent the day with my parents because Kelly went snowmobiling. I also went to Shayli's baptism and took some pictures. She is such a special little girl & I am so thankful I am such good friends with her mom, Toni. Later that night I went with my parents to the Women's Meeting. My mom wanted me to go to her building. It was fun seeing people from the homeward & others in the stake! Plus, seeing my dads counselors make me really happy. They are like family to us.

Sunday was an easy day well for the fact I got to stay in my PJ's all day. I wasn't feeling well so I stayed home from church. Kelly helped me make dinner for my parents since my mom's kitchen is torn apart. They are redoing the cabinets right now. The spaghetti turned out great and I loved the strawberry shortcake. Kelly was awesome for helping me put everything together.

Monday I helped my mom clean cabinets and prep them for painting & antiquing. We got lunch at Mcdonalds and spent the day chatting. I still had dance to go to that night, I love seeing the girls improve & the excitement that comes with Competition Season here.

Lunch at Kneaders...Yum!

Don't you think I should of bought that light?

Tuesday, I had got up & my mom was officially sick of painting. She said "get ready & lets leave". We went down to City Creek. Walking around some stores & eating lunch. It was fun & relaxing. I got a sweater on Clearance at Forever 21. I pulled a joke on Kelly for April Fools, there was this Pear light inside Anthropology. It was huge. I have wanted a light from IKEA for our front room for a long time now. Kelly call's it a snowball light but, I still love it! I sent Kelly a picture of the pear light and told him I bought it. He began to freak out that I would buy such an ugly thing. He totally thought I really bought it for thirty bucks. Oh, how hilarious I thought it was.

It was a easy going Spring Break. If only we could of had a full week off, I would of been so HAPPY!

Its the Freaking Weekend

I am so excited to be able to finally get somethings done this weekend.

A lot of it will consist of designing invites, posters & finishing things for New Beginnings in a couple of weeks. I am hoping to have it all done since Competition season is starting with dance!

I have a lyrical to finish on Saturday. Did I mention I love teaching those girls!

Really should get around to doing laundry (I swear it never ends). It would be nice to clean the kitchen but I don't know if thats going to happen. Plus I would love to get out and work in the yard a bit but it hasn't made the list yet.

Lots of things going on!
Now that it is spring Kelly is getting a lot skid steer jobs. Which is great! The weekends are surely picking up & as busy as ever!

As for now, I am going to just enjoy this large Coke from Maverik & work on a few secrets.

Much Love!