We are FaMiLy and our crafty side

Family.....I love 'em and here are some things that make me know this is the right family for me.
Bookworms. On most given nights you will probably find us something like this....... we love to read..:)

And I love that my kids get so excited to go to the bookstore...they love to pick out books....and they are always thrilled to find out that yes.... they really get to keep this one!!!

The great outdoors!!!

this is where you will find the girls now.......! they love this playground right in front of our house. it has been FUN with this cooler weather.

on that note we also lovvve the outside..I sometimes (with this heat) wish my kids would just stay inside and watch TV or something :) (sorry to be so honest) but nope they always want to be on their bikes, playing soccer, golf, tennis, riding scooters, swimming or playing in the mud/water/or whatever else that makes a huge mess. But I am super grateful for their awesome examples...little man is following in his big sisters steps..

this is his fave new thing..riding bikes. He loves it!!! He also loves to stand up in his crib and refuse to go to sleep...yep he is definitely a BINGHAM kid. He now has also discovered all handles and what they do.......you should see his face when he gets something open. He also adores garbage and any type of bottle as long as it does not have formula in it..I will eventually get this child to quit breastfeeding...i hope. His new word is uh, oh and big surprise but he loves/adores his daddy but i am still number #1.

He is growing up way to fast.

Falling asleep on the couch.....almost every Friday night..this is at least one of our kiddos :)

Just Sadie weirdness...and fun :) ....I love my crazy kids and fun family...they are perfect for me.

We are also kinda crafty..here are some projects Chris and I have done..the wood ones were mostly him..but I did make the shelf :) We did a Table, shelf, Chalk board, and Halloween sign, and some pillows I recovered.

running just keep running

these were the words I repeated over and over as I did my morning run. I think I have come to the realization that I do not like to run but I also do not like all of this extra baby weigh so...running wins. Also I have to apologize...I logged on to my blog to lifts weights to the music on my playlist and unbeknown to me but some unsavory down right nasty lyrics had appeared to one of my songs....not cool...not sure how or when that happen but it is gone.

Tonight I was able to go to a baptism of one of my sweet primary kids. It is such a honor to be able to be there for such a special and sacred time. I always feel the spirit so strong when I see a baptism. I know that this little girl has made the right choice and will be greatly blessed. I also feel very blessed to have the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. I am so grateful for my kids and for my husband who also has a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and helps us center our life on what is important. I am just grateful :)

Busy Bee

I have been a busy bee..not sure what is going on..I guess next week I will plan to just sit on the couch all week and read a few books. But I have been being a coupon fiend, a decorating wild woman, a primary program planning/calling/emailing president, a PTA membership chair aka Thank the Lord the membership drive is over and a semi-good/worn out no makeup, sweating from running around and trying to fit in working out mom and wife. Woo, that makes me tired just typing it..but that has been my life. and ahem..it is only Monday...*sigh* so the things I did....drum roll.... I decided to take all..(well most) of the stuff I stored in my garage and make it work. I have made a chalkboard menu sign that looks darling by our dining table. I made a Halloween sign for my entry way table. Worked on making frames aka asked my husband to make them for me :) Made an awesome shelf out of a free wood pallet and did a design for a coffee table top to fit over our ottoman...(the girls like to flip/tumble and jump all over it) so Chris is bringing my design to life.

Wyatt is being a little cranky. He has decided to start crawling all over the place and ruining my stuff. Glad he is cute.

Pic swill come as soon as everything is done..I still have pillows to sew, vinyl wall sayings to order, Halloween blocks to do etc etc.

So funny story..Ana has been getting into a little trouble at school. She pulled a stick aka that means trouble b/c she decided to go into the small bathroom located in her classroom and yell....quite loudly...she wanted to see what it sounded like...I guess from the teachers reaction it was loud. Oh brother..what to do with that child. I can not help but laugh or I will cry :) But I love her to pieces.

Sadie is doing well..loves school , she is singing in the chorus and is such a help to me...she is my little best friend. I think she is a 60 year old lady in her little body...so wise. I think she knows more than me sometimes. Well.....

Goodnight!!

Time to look for some cowboy boots

We went to Tennessee this last week so Chris could interview for a job there. It went very well. Great people and a great opportunity :)

It was in Middle Tennessee outside of Nashville. Lots of rolling Hills and beautiful trees. So green and so peaceful.

We all started off super excited....the girls have never been on a plane so they were about to bust. Ana, Wyatt and I sat together. Chris and Sadie sat in front of us. The girls excitement changed as soon as we started to ascend into the air...they were unprepared for the ear popping and pressure. But we kept the gum and water going to help. After about 5 minutes in the air Ana had to pee and then Wyatt went number 2. Changing a baby on a plane was an interesting experience. I feel so sorry for the man that was sitting next to me. He kept having to get up to let me out.

Best traveler so far was Wyatt though...... Did not cry at all, on either flight.

We were able to visit Franklin and see the awesome shops and the temple, and we went to Nashville and went to centennial park where a replicate of the Parthenon is built. We also ate at some yummy restaurants. Thanks Kirsten!! We loved the Mellow Mushroom!!

Minus the bumpy start, some throwing up, smoky hotel, rental car problems and a flat tire.....it was pretty dang awesome!! Here are some pics.

At airport waiting for our flight.

Girls playing old Maid to pass the time.

Tennessee county side.

Old cannon

Big Chair at the old Factory in Franklin. They took a factory from the 20's and made it into a small mall...so cute.

We just had to see the Parthenon.

At an old war monument.

The view from a hill outside of Franklin.



Old barn and silo.

I don't bite I promise!!!

Nursing is a wonderful thing!! I have been blessed to be able to nurse 2 of my three kiddos and I really like it. EXCEPT when my sweet little baby BITES ME! It was horrible. I yelled quite loudly which made him laugh and giggle and try to do it again soooo I had to flick him on the cheek which made him stick out his little lip and sob which in turn made me feel even worse...sigh.

Here are just some cute pics..

the darling car my dad got the Y-man. And a makeover by his adoring sisters. They said it was his rocker/punk look....??I am not sure they achieved their desired goal and he did not approved but hey it makes for a fun photo. Enjoy!

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Game day

We were able to go up to our old stomping grounds for the FSU/BYU game this weekend.

And thanks to Chris's sister's, we got great FREE tickets...not the awesome air conditioned with free food box seats like they got...but hey free is free so no complaints from us.

We had a lot of fun and were able to hang with Chris' brother and wife. Good times!!!

We were also able to run into a bunch of friends up there. I think we saw half of our old Tally ward. And half of our ward here. It was great! You could bank on the fact that if the person had a blue shirt they were members and you probably knew them..well all except the bozo we saw at the very end..he was plastered and still drinking while sporting his BYU shirt and lots and lots of tattoos. I am thinking a bishop probably....or..... a stake president... J/k :)

......sadly my primary kids who I saw refused to hug me b/c I was sporting a sweet new FSU shirt and FSU accessories and my hair in Indian braids. But today after sacrament they said I had hopefully repented and now they would give me hugs...little did they know but I am still a FSU fan :) .......but I will say after sitting with the crowd we did I am seriously considering changing sides....All around us were snarky remarks about Mormons and Utah...what is the deal????

Little did they know that we were Mormons..so after a few comments..Chris and I had had enough and started saying little things back. They finally realized and started whispering ..I think they are BYU fans....alas ........nope.....just those crazy Mormons they were bashing. Good times.

But other than the drunk we saw I was super proud of those crazy Mormons!! All of us looked so nice.....not one string bikini out of the bunch. .... yes we did see some lovely FSU kids in theirs...and let's just say a stadium filled with 70 plus thousand crammed people..is not the place to wear a bikini.....just think sweat and leave it at that.

But I did hear that a bunch of my other friends had a completely different experience and their sections were totally awesome and welcoming to them. So there is hope for you good old Tallahassee. All in all a great weekend. My sweet sister kept my kiddos and Higgins did quite well being away from me so long and I did pretty good myself. I only texted her twice.

Sadly the only pics we have are on Chris's phone so the cute picture we have with Angie and Joe I can not post 'cause I do not know how...ah shucks.

But Go Noles!! and here is to great times with great friends and family. :)

Huston..we have teeth and movement!

We had been looking into baby dentures for Higgins since he eats table food already...yes I know it is a big surprise.....he looks so malnourished :) but it appears we will not have to....two little teethy's are making their way up in the bottom. This has blessed us with a fever, runny nose and over all a cranky baby. Oh JOY!

He is also now becoming more mobile. The girls are so excited to see him crawl..hopefully it will be soon. As of now he just goes backwards.