Newest Creations....

So swear this isn't going to turn into a craft blog... But I am SO excited about these...

as excited as staying up past 1:00 in the morning to get them done.....

Another little skirt for Bekah... (Sorry - these pictures are from the camera on my computer... so they aren't the most high quality)

Just imagine a little noggin in this! I messed up on the pattern and it's smaller than it should be. Will probably only fit a newborn or a preme... Any takers? Let me know if you want it!

And last - a picture of the hottie husband. :) What a man!

Better go take care of Mr. Sammers. He's been a sleeping champ this week! Wednesday he took a 4 1/2 hour nap! WOW. Can I say THANK YOU! :)

Owl Baby

This is what I am making for Sam for Halloween - I've been debating about his costume for about a month now. :) You would think I would be studying Criminal Procedure or something. Nope - Halloween costumes :)

I can't wait to see him in this - I'll post pictures :)

Oh - and one more thing - I MADE THIS YESTERDAY (during Sam's nap time)!

It's for Bekah - her mom watches Sam on Monday's and Tuesdays while Jake and I are in class at the same time! :)

Monday

So Jake and I are both in school - me finishing law school and him starting his masters.

I would like to honestly get some sympathy... really.

Let me tell you about Mondays.

Jake has class at 8 so he rides his bike the 2 miles to school about 7:30.

Sam and I wake up about 7:45 or 8. We like to sleep.

While Jake goes to class and studies, Sam and I eat, work out (hopefully!), and play.

Sam takes a nap about 10 or 10:30 and I start to study.

Jake rides his bike home about 12.

I leave. I ride my bike up to campus to study or take care of other things - like getting things printed I couldn't on Saturday... (see previous post!).

My class starts at 1:30 - Criminal Procedure.

Jake takes the car and drops Sam off at a sweet girls house. She has a baby about 3 weeks younger than Sam and Sam and Bekah play. :)

Jake parks the car south of campus so we don't have to buy a parking pass...

Jake goes to class - starts at 2:00.

Jake texts me and tells me where he parked the car that day... :)

I get out of class at 2:45 and haul bum to the car. I put the bike on the bike rack on the car. Then I haul to grab Sam.

Sam and I go home and we both eat.

Sam and I take the car (with my bike still on it) up to campus at 4:00

We meet Jake - Jake drops me and my bike off at the law school.

Jake and Sam go home to eat more and play.

I am in class from 4:30 until 6:30.

I bike home.

At least Mondays only happen once a week.

And one beautiful picture of my scrumptious baby. We were hiking in Moab this summer.

Scream!

So it's been a while. I won't even try to update you all. If there is anyone out there.

We live in Lincoln and we are both going to school. And Sam is surviving.

But right now... I'm venting.

I WANT TO SCREAM!

Why is it that IT people like to confuse us all?

Can they not make something USER FRIENDLY??

I have been trying for OVER AN HOUR to print a document. Is that insane?

I believe it is. I want to scream.

But I'll try and refrain.

I'll update more later.

Boxes

boxes... 

and more boxes... 

Sam explored cardboard boxes. He's a fan! 

We are collecting boxes for a special purpose :) 

We are moving to Nebraska in two weeks! :) Goodbye Texas, Hello Nebraska! :) 

Jake is going back to school for his Masters and I am going to finish law school.... 

Wish us luck!! :) 

Almost a Year!

It's been almost a year since I arrived in Tx! Wow~ Time flies! 

We are back at the beginning of the worst part of living in east Texas. The HOT HUMID summers! If I could change one thing about living here, it would not be the red-necks (though there are MANY) and it surprisingly would not even be the snakes (which I have never seen, but am deathly afraid of)! It would be the summer heat and humidity. It's unbearable. UNBEARABLE! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! 

It makes me want to shrivel up and die. I'm not kidding. If you think I'm being dramatic. Come. Come visit. Live here. Visit here. Just step outside your house and melt. Basically die. That's how it is... 

Ok - I might have been a little too dramatic, but seriously. Who ever thought of settling here? If I were on a horse, thinking of places to live, I probably would have settled here in the fall, winter or spring. Those are awesome, beautiful times. But the summer, I would have RAN. RAN FAR! North in fact. 

Anyways, sorry to complain. I'm an outside summer person. East Texas makes me an inside summer person. It's a bit hard. 

Next - on to cuteness! :) (a.k.a. Sam) 

We had a GREAT ward activity at the park last week. Sam got to swing. He loved it! :) He mostly loved it when I was standing in front of him with the camera. That little boy LOVES when I pull the camera out. He starts smiling, and flirting. What a cute boy. :) Sorry it's not the best picture of Jake. Poor dad. He's a hottie though. :) 

Next picture - Is it bad if I have already chosen a few select girls Sam can marry? This is one of them. Meet Jennifer. She's a little less than one month younger than Sam but she is a whole lot skinnier. She is one of my best friend's daughter. Jill and I go out almost every Thursday night together. Our husband's are amazing - they realize we need some girl time and take care of the kiddos so we can shop. But Sam can definitely marry Jenny. 

One of Sam's newest fascinations: a cup! He really likes drinking from a cup. Every time he sees me drinking from my own cup (I don't share... he's a back-washer BIG TIME!) he gets all excited and starts waving his arms and screeching. 

He has also found his toes. I love it. He sucks his toes. He talks to them. I love babies. Mostly mine! 

This is one of Sam's favorite new wrestling partners. Sister Wilson in the ward gave Sam this oversized sock monkey. Sister Wilson is so sweet. Anyways, Sam loves to wrestle the monkey. It's hilarious. 

These last couple of months have been busy! I have become addicted to sewing. I don't have any pictures of what I have made, but I'll post some sometime. I've been sewing bibs for Sam, baby booties, quilt blocks for a Keller family quilt, a bag, a little girl's dress, and pillow shams. Sounds like I've become obsessed, huh? I get most of my ideas from www.homemadebyjill.blogpost.com She is amazing. 

I've been trying to finish up my research project so I can be done with some credits for school, but I've put it off a little. I guess sometimes I allow myself a break... and I really take a break! But my supervising professor is really nice and doesn't mind my slowness. 

On a little sad note, this past Friday was graduation! I wasn't there, and I wasn't graduating with my class. It made me a little sad, but it will be okay. I will finish law school - even if it's not with everyone else. I bet it was awesome though... :) 

Earlier this month for my birthday, we were down in Houston. Jake had a conference for work he needed to be at during the week, so Sam and I went down with him instead of being alone here on my birthday. Sam and I relaxed, slept, shopped, and watched good shows on Hulu. It was a nice break! I ate yummy Texas shaped Belgium waffles with peanut butter and syrup every morning... It was heavenly. :) 

For Mother's day, Jake gave me some beautiful flowers, pampered me, and made me a yummy dinner. He's such a sweet husband. :) 

Well, I'll end with a cute picture of the Sammers. He's a chubby boy. 

Sam's new loves are: opening and closing drawers, pulling diapers out of the changing box and chewing on them, rolling everywhere, and spitting! He likes to make that noise with his lips and spit. It entertained him this morning for about 10 minutes when he figured out he could do it. At least it let me get ready for church! :) 

And - hopefully we have some exciting news this week - I'll post more later... 

:) 

Biased?

Is it biased if I say I have the cutest baby in the world? I swear he is. :) 

He makes me laugh everyday. I have to post pictures. He is amazing. 

To update - we are doing great! We are in Houston for a couple of days with a trade show Jake has to attend. Sam and I (ME really) decided to come along so we didn't have to be alone for a couple of days... mostly during my BIRTHDAY! :) YEAH! Happy B-Day to Me! 

I will post pictures soon - He's adorable! And he's beginning the crawling stages. Today was the first day he got his big belly off the ground... now he just has to move his hands and knees at the same time, and he's officially MOBILE!