felt wreaths

I saw this fun idea on a blog awhile back and decided to make one. My favorite color is red and so most of our home is decorated with red and I knew this wreath would be perfect. It was so fun to do, so if your interested check out her tutorial here. When I first saw the wreath I thought that Becca would like it. It was so fun to do that I'm planning to make a circular one for her birthday. Don't you worry, it's not like her present will be spoiled now because I already told her. Hey, I had to make sure to do a color she liked, and it's a good thing because I was thinking of doing cream and I'm glad I didn't surprise her because she was not excited about that color. Ha ha. There is a picture of one here.

Steph's wreaths on her double doors.

Stitches

On Tuesday Jacoby and I were at my parent's working on some crafts with my mom and Steph. Jacoby was standing on a chair in the dining room and all of a sudden he started falling backwords and hit his forehead on the corner of the bar in the kitchen. It was terrible because my mom and I both saw it coming, but we couldn't get there fast enough. Immediately I picked him up to see the damage and he had a huge gash in his forehead and it was deep. We went to the doctor's office and he had to get stitches. I was really unpleasantly surprised that he only had to get two stitches, but it did come together pretty well. I feel so bad that this happened, but he seems to be doing fine. I just really hope that it doesn't leave a scar especially because it's on his face. I'm grateful that it wasn't worse and that he is okay. Love ya, Coby!A few scrapbook pages I've done recently:

help

HELP! I need somebody, help!

I have such a hard time coming up with new foods to feed Jacoby. He is kind of a picky eater and doesn't like very many vegetables or meat, so that makes it hard. I feel like I feed him a lot of snacks most of the time such as crackers, rice cakes, goldfish, peaches, pears, oranges, corn, peas, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and beans. I just wanted to find out if any of my blogging buddies know of any great toddler cookbooks, recipes, or ideas of their own. I would really appreciate it! Thanks.

BLAKE

My favorite cousin, Blake, got home from his mission in New Hampshire last week. I've been counting down this day for the last month. It was so exciting to see him walk through those doors; I think a missionary homecoming is one of the most thrilling experiences ever! He's such a wonderful guy and so fun to be around. He has always made me feel good about myself and treats me so well. He spoke on Sunday and did a great job. I can tell that he truly loved his mission and worked very hard. What a strong testimony he has and my testimony of missionary work was strengthened by the experiences he had. I love you, Blake!

I pretty much tackled the kid.

The Bingham fam.

His adorable niece, Daphne, that he met for the first time that night.

Jacoby was excited to meet Blake, too. Probably more excited to be able to stay up until 11 o'clock.

Christmas...better late than never

We had a WONDERFUL Christmas and I'm so sad that it's over. I don't want all the fun to end: all the parties, good food, and family.

I haven't been able to post in awhile because we just recently moved back home for a few months until we move down to Arizona for school. It's been so nice to be here. We are renting a house that is for sale, so hopefully we'll be able to stay in the house awhile. I have loved living in a house! I think it's going to be hard for me to go back to living in an apartment after this. It has never bothered me living in an apartment before, but now I realized how great a house really is. Well I'll enjoy the few months while I have them because I'm afraid we'll be living in a small little apartment until Jacoby is in middle school. Oh ya gotta love the medical school life. :) No, I really am excited.

Talking to Thomas on Christmas was the thing that I was most looking forward to. We came over to my parent's about 9:00 a.m. and he was calling at 9:30. I kept telling my parents that we had to call right on time because I was dying to talk to him. It was so awesome to hear his voice...I've missed it. It was also really emotional and sometimes I couldn't say anything because I was crying to much. This is a picture my mom took of us sisters as we crowded around the phone. Love you, Tom! Tyler's mom made Jacoby a couple pair of scrubs because Tyler is going to medical school. They are pretty dang cute. She also made Tyler and I some.
Just us girls after church. We all stayed at my parent's the night before and went to church with them. I love my sisters. We were all wearing black, white, and green and we didn't plan it. Silly girls.
My sweet boys on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve at Mark and Jackie's. Tyler's dad dressed up as santa. Jacoby wasn't too sure about him this year; he's still pretty scared.

Jacoby has been doing this funny face lately. He scrunches up his eyes like this so they are barely visible. He definitely thinks he's funny, and he is right.

Enjoying a candy cane and getting so so sticky.

Jacoby and aunt Savannah.

The kids loved these musical bells.

We had such a nice Christmas and we loved spending time with our families. I'm very grateful that Tyler enjoys spending time with my family and enjoy spending time with his. I know it is not always like that for everyone and I'm grateful he is that way because it makes me so happy. Our family received so many nice gifts from our families and I feel so spoiled. Christmas is such a wonderful time of the year and I'm so sad it's over.

My favorite cousin, Blake, gets home tonight and I can hardly wait. He has never met Jacoby. Isn't that crazy? I found out a was pregnant just after he left and now Jacoby is almost 18 months. WOW. I will be taking plenty of pictures tonight and posting tomorrow.