bye bye, we won't miss you one bit

For the last year of so Jacoby has just had his binky when he is sleeping, but the other day he didn't want to brush his teeth, so I told him he didn't get his binky. I decided we were getting rid of it right then. That night was pretty sad and he was screaming in his room saying, "Please Mommy, bo!" (binky) I almost wanted to give it to him because he was asking so politely, but I was too determined to get rid of it. Things are going really great now and I'm glad we've moved on. I was always really nervous to do it because he was so attached to it when he slept, but he got over it. We kept telling him he was such a big boy and we went a got him a book for getting rid of it. Good job, Jacoby!

Yesterday morning Jacoby came up to me and said, "Bye bye Mommy!" He had his play keys and Taylor's old cell phone in his hand all ready to go bye bye. He even tried to unlock the door with his keys.


I made these banana pancakes yesterday and they were really yummy. Try 'em!

Jacoby's Scrapbook

I was so excited to get Jacoby's scrapbook in the mail the other day. It's so fun to see the pages printed and in a book. You can look at it below!

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post my projects-button shoes

I got these shoes not too long ago, but wasn't a fan of the rhinestone on them and thought maybe I could just pluck them off, but they didn't look very good after that and had little holes. I thought it would be really fun to glue white buttons all over instead. I had my mother-in-law pick up some buttons for me in Idaho Falls before they came to visit. I hot glued them on and while I was doing the second one, I looked at the other shoe so they would be pretty similar. I like them a lot better now.

Here's a before picture, but they were white. After
I finished Jacoby's birthday pages so that I could get his second year scrapbook made. It's should be arriving in the mail soon and I can't wait to get it!

Visitors

I have been slacking on the blog posts, but here's a little update.
Just a cute picture of Jacoby yesterday after we cleaned the church. He was a good boy while we were cleaning and just followed Tyler around while he emptied all the garbages and me while I vacuumed. He brought his big train toy and pushed it all over the place. He was thirsty and so we got a drink for us to share. He wasn't very interested in sharing though. Tyler's family came to visit this past weekend and we had a great time. They are so good to us and do so many nice, thoughtful things for us and we really appreciate it. When they first got here, Savannah surprised me with a little box containing TWO Cocoa Bean cupcakes. I pretty much love her. We shopped a lot and found a really great mall, went swimming, ate a lot, and went to a Diamondbacks baseball game. We know it's a long drive from Idaho, but we're so glad they came to see us. It's so fun having visitors.
Savannah and Taylor stayed with us and took turns sleeping in the trundle next to Jacoby's bed. I thought they were pretty sweet and had to get a picture.

At the baseball game, Jacoby liked to climb up on this baseball and jump off. Sometimes he is too brave.

These next few pictures have some really scary red eyes I can't get rid of, but other than that, it's a great shot of the family.

On the way to the game we were driving on a road called Thomas, so I wanted a picture. I would've liked to get out and get in the picture, but we were at a stop light. By the way, Thomas is doing really well and working harder than ever. It makes the time go by so much faster knowing that he is so happy where he is. He is a great example to me and I love and miss him so much.

Thank you everyone for the kind birthday wishes on my birthday last week. It's nice to know that I haven't been forgotten about even if we moved so far away. My family made it a wonderful day even from afar. I was able to Skype with my mom and sisters, talk to my friends, grandmas, aunts, dad, sisters, and so many others. It really means a lot and I love ya all! Jacoby and I went shopping for a little while and got some ice cream. Later I went to Famous Dave's with Tyler while my wonderful friend Brooke watched Jacoby. (It's been great to have a friend down here in Arizona that I already know.) The food there was great!

I received so many nice gifts on my birthday: orange plates, clothes, jewelry, cake plate, sprinkles holder, frosting tips, money, gift cards, movie, decorations, and chairs for our table. Thank you everyone. :)

I love this holder that Steph gave me. She also gave me an awesome set of frosting tips I've had on my wish list for a long time. Now I can make pretty cupcakes, but definitely won't be as awesome as her cupcakes.

A cute necklace from Livi and Annie with a fun bracelet.

I'm in love with this cake plate. Becca knows me so well because this has my name written all over it. Can't wait to use it. It'll be fun to switch out the ribbon for different holidays or parties.

Spending my birthday with one of my favorite people. Love ya, bud!