My Crafty Christmas

 For Christmas this year I decided to get crafty! Above is a pic of the candy dishes my aunt, mom and I made for neighbor gifts!

 These are the necklaces I made for my mom & sister, I made another one as well but forgot to snap a picture before wrapping it all up!

 And these are the cake stands I put together for my in-laws!

It was pretty fun putting things together! It was nice putting thought into picking things out and making them. Hopefully everyone liked them, but if not at least they were made with love!

The Kura Door

After having Lydia I was hoping to be able to stay home through Christmas before returning to work. But unfortunately Cody's work was not as busy as we would have hoped. I debated back and forth about what I should do. I didn't feel ready, mentally or physically. But we really could use the money. I was undecided, but just browsing some job listing to see what was out there. 

I had heard of The Kura Door, a holistic Japanese spa with a wonderful reputation. A serene atmosphere, an incredible company to work for. So I went ahead and sent in my resume, with the thought if it works out I'm meant to work. I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason, and if things work out they are meant to be. So if I was meant to go back to work I would get the dream job. A few days later I get a phone call from the manager of The Kura Door, it turns out I used to work with her at Breathe. She said she was so sorry but the job had been posted 2 weeks ago, they had received a ton of resumes and the position had already been filled. I just told her to please keep me in mind if she had anything come up. 

One week later she called and said she had one day a week opening up, would I be interested?

Perfect

So I started working the last week of November. I can't tell you how blessed I feel to have been hired at such an incredible place. It really appears to be the dream job! They have created a community. It is such an incredible environment and I feel so lucky to be a part of such a wonderful company.

During the holidays I was asked to pick up quite a few shifts, it is incredible when your treated well, how much more you want to help!Starting this next week I will be on the schedule 2 days a week. I won't lie, it has definitely been a challenge adjusting to 2 kids and working but I'm so grateful for this oppurtunity!
So if you're in need of a massage come see me at my new home! 

Family Photos

Madly In Love

 I just can't believe how fast time goes by! Lydia will be 8 weeks old this week, and she is growing like a weed! She continues to eat like she is constantly starving! Which is being reflected in her size, she is already in 3-6 month clothing! She has started to smile which is absolutely amazing! Just after she wakes up she is full of smiles! And occasionally we'll get a little giggle out of her as well! 

She still isn't sleeping to well, but she is so cute that I think we'll forgive her! 

Mae is still just madly in love with her! I thought that after the newness wore off she would start to kind of ignore her and go back to entertaining herself, but she still is constantly worried about her baby sister, wants to know what she is doing and why, does she like that or not? Can I kiss her, can I hug her, can I hold her? Its a little intense, but amazingly cute!

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Halloween

 Little Miss Mae was going to be a princess for Halloween, but every time she saw an Ironman commercial on TV she got so excited and said I want to be Ironman for Halloween. Her dad thought that was so awesome so he surprised her with an Ironman costume. It was pretty funny, the day he brought it home she wore it the rest of the day and was running around capturing bad guys to put in jail.

Welcome to the World! Lydia Jane

7 Lbs 15.8 Oz
20.5 Inches


Cody and I waiting to go into our scheduled C-section
Baby girl right after being born at 8:06 AM on September 22nd!

The first time Mae got to hold her, it was love at first sight! She is the most doting and amazing sister!

Cody is such an amazing dad, our girls are so incredibly lucky to have such a patient and caring father!

First Family Picture!


"As a matter of fact I was born yesterday"

The night before you leave the hospital they do a little going home dinner, its kind of cheesy but it was pretty fun for Cody & I!

We had these taken in the hospital when she was 3 days old
She is such a sweet little chubby thing!

It is so amazing to me that you can already detect their little personalities, Lydia is such a calm sweet little baby. As long as you keep her tummy full she is so pleasant and content. It is so incredible to watch Mae become a big sister. Her world now revolves around her baby sister. She is constantly concerned and wanting to help take care of Lydia. I wasn't sure how Mae would react, but I didn't really imagine how sweet and tender she would be. Lydia is so lucky to have such an amazing sister! And I am so lucky to have 2 such amazing girls! We are so thankful!

Happy 4th Birthday Miss Evie Mae Farnsworth!

For Mae's birthday we took her and her little cousins bowling, it was so much fun! All the kids really enjoyed it and did so good!

Here she is opening her presents!

And trying them on!

And then that night we had a surprise party for her! A few weeks before she had asked me if we could have a surprise party for the babys birthday. And I told her that it wasn't really going to be that kind of a birthday this year! So she said "you can have prize party for me! it goes like this, I walk in and you jump out and yell prize!!"
So we had everyone meet at my moms house a few minutes before us, we walked in and everyone yelled surprise! and Mae asks, why you all hiding? It was so hilarious!
Being a new mother of two I am a little spacey these days and forgot my camera! I will post some pics soon of the amazing cake my sister in law made for Mae. Mae requested a unicorn cake with a pink horn. Kylee and Spencer sure delivered on that request! It was amazing!

1st day of Preschool!

Preschool has begun! The first day was a little rough for mom! But I am so glad that she enjoys it so much! She is so social, she loves to go see her friends! And she is learning so much! It is so hard to see her grow up but it is so amazing to see her learn and develop into such a little person!

Preschool Open house

My little baby is starting preschool! She is beyond thrilled, I on the other hand could cry! I can't believe she is so grown up! We went to her preschool open house the other day and I got to help her complete her first preschool project. I can't wait to watch her grow, learn and excel!