Christmas Tree Jubilee!

Devin took the whole week of Thanksgiving off from work, and we have been having lots of fun. Last night we went to the Christmas Tree Jubilee for the Weber School District Foundation. Makayla loved looking at all the trees, however, she refused to be held. She had to walk from tree to tree all by herself. Luckily, she is good about holding Mommy and Daddy's hands, so it went well. One day I would love to go and buy one of those beautiful, decked-out trees. Until then, I will continue to just put my tree up (which is quite sad as compared to these trees).

I don't know where Makayla found this hat, but she came running to me with it on, and I just had to take some pictures. This turned out to be one of my favorite pictures of her. Her hair is getting long...

This is our attempt at taking a picture of her Thanksgiving dress that I made for her. She just couldn't bring herself to hold still for three seconds so we could snap a quick picture. The dress has a turkey that says Thankful on it. Next week I need to make her Christmas dress! Any ideas? Maybe a reindeer or something....

Ah, the classic Makayla glare. I tell you what, this kid can give some dirty looks. I don't know where it came from. I know I am capable of giving some dirty looks, but I promise I don't scowl at my child all day long. This picture does remind me of myself a little.....and my sister!

Makayla has loved having Daddy home this week. They have played a lot together, and Devin is constantly doing things to her--like putting sunglasses on. They have a sweet little relationship. It is very clear that this girl loves her Daddy.

I am excited for Thanksgiving. It will be small this year. I will only see one of my three siblings, and Devin's family isn't even getting together (LAME). It will still be great fun eating delicious food and playing games with the fam. And best of all, after the night is over I can freely listen to my Christmas music and be excited without criticism. Christmas already exploded in my house, because I just couldn't wait any longer. I can't help it. Christmas is the best! Happy holidays!

My First Wedding!

So most of you know that I started my own wedding decorating business. Well, last night (11-11-11) I did my first wedding. We jumped in at the end to help out a kid that Devin works with, so I didn't get to use a lot of my stuff. A professional photographer took some pictures of everything before the reception started. When I get those pictures I will post them. For now, you can just see my pictures that aren't very good. I was dodging people and the lighting was terrible.

The bride chose orange and navy blue for colors and had an Autumn theme going on. I had a lot of fun picking things out and setting them up. I think I am really going to enjoy this. Let me know if you need help with a wedding, or know of anyone who does!

This is an iron arch that we added lights and flowers to. The bride and groom stood in front of it. It was super pretty! This arch has a little gate at the bottom, and would be perfect to welcome people to a garden reception! It would look great with a cake under it too.

The room was dim, so this is more what it looked like while the reception was happening. I have tons of different flowers and garlands that could be added to this to make it unique. I am not super fond of the leaves, but it wasn't my wedding.

This is a lantern (they had a lantern theme) that we used as a card holder. People loved it! The sign in table had a navy blue satin table cloth with the other stuff you see. This lantern can also have an LED candle placed in it to be used as another decoration.

This is the cutest little fountain of a couple stuck in the rain. It added a little romance and ambiance. Love it!

This again, would be perfect for an outdoor wedding. I can control the amount of water, so we could really make it flow outside.

The chairs were covered with sashes tied around them. I was avoiding people in this shot, and this chair had been sat in all night. The bows were great when things first got started! The tables had long white table cloths with elegant satin navy blue overlays. I don't have pictures of them because people were still sitting down when I was taking the pictures. The reception was in a church, so these few simple things really dressed the place up.

I am really looking forward to the next wedding. This last one I had to deal with an aunt (never once met the bride until the night of the wedding) and she was a little bit bossy pants (I know, I know, comes with the territory). I look forward to sitting down with the actual bride to show her what I have for decor, and to exercise my creativity. It is my job to see what the bride wants, show up to the location and have all her dreams ready to go as she arrives for her own reception. Then as she is swept off her feet and taken away by the groom, I come back in and remove all the stuff I set up. I look forward to doing a lot more of these.....

Crazy Pills

So I started taking my crazy pills again. Let's give a little explanation to those who do not know what the crazy pills are. I take pill to help me ovulate because I don't. The medicine messes with my emotions and has all sorts of weird side effects which make me feel crazy. I don't take pills because I am crazy :) I took the pills about two weeks ago and I took them for one week. I also went and got a trigger shot (forces the eggs to drop. My ovaries are a little special and try to push the eggs back in) which hurt and made me feel like I needed my appendix removed. Ah, the joys of trying to get to motherhood. Anyway, about a week ago I was feeling terrible and I was in my bed while Makayla was playing in her room. When I went to go check on her (mind you I had left her alone for five minutes max) she had pulled every book off the bookshelf, thrown all the diapers about the room, and had started emptying her drawers. Needless to say I was not in the mood for the enormous mess she had made, but when I went in to start cleaning she came and gave me the biggest hug. After that I just couldn't stop smiling and laughing at her. Even though she is sometimes a trial, she is the greatest blessing I have. I didn't take a picture of the mess she made that day, but here is one from about two months ago so you get the general idea of the mess making capabilities this child has.