After....

So here are AFTER pictures of our hair mishap. This is Bella's First Haircut(well done by someone other than a 4 year old). She thought it was fun and watched the entire time in the mirror. It is a very big difference from before. Her dad seems to be over it, but I am still very sad that we had to cut all her hair off, because Its not quite what I thought it would look like. Hopefully I get used to it fast!

Haircut anyone??

A little girl Bella was playing with today decided to cut her hair! It is kind of funny, but it is so sad because she cut about 4 inches off the front of her hair. I believe there is no way to salvage her length. I couldn't get her in to get her hair cut until tomorrow, so I'll post pictures of that tomorrow. But here are pictures to show the damage. I think in after the cut it will be cute, but her daddy does not think its funny one bit! He is a little attached to her hair. He is not pleased at all that we have to cut all that pretty hair off


This first picture just shows the difference in length

Its that time of year again

Its that time of year again....time for my annual Mary Kay order. So if anybody needs anything at 50% off. That is what I have to pay for it. Let me know, I plan on putting in an order in the next week or so. Time to stock up!!

Such a good daddy!

Such a good Daddy he is!! Bella loves to comb hair, but the other day she decided colored clips would be the way to go, but only on her daddy. So daddy layed their patiently as she decorated his hair and told him he was pretty. He even let me take his picture (which is a huge step in of itself) with them in. I missed when all of them were in, you can see the pile on the floor of the ones that fell out.

Mischievious???

I got out of the shower and this is what I found waiting for me.


At first I thought she was bruised and that she had bleeding lips, so boy was I relieved to see it was JUST make-up. So now my question is what it mischievous or not? She was only doing what she sees mommy do. I'm sure I didn't help the matter by taking her picture when she said "Pretty, cute mommy!"

Family Fun

Tonight we lucked out and neither one of us had to work so we went to Boondocks Fun Center. Tyler's teacher gave him a coupon for Christmas for free laser tag and a popcorn. We kind of forgot he had it. So he and Daddy went in and played laser tag for about an hour and Izzy and I hung out at kiddy cove.




Then Tyler was dying to ride the Go-Karts, so off they went zooming by. I don't know who had more fun! The whole time we were watching Izzy kept going Oh No! Where'd they go?

Grandma and Papa went to Hawaii and brought back the kids a bunch of cute stuff. They just wanted to show off their new clothes!

Scrapbook Crop

I have been invited to a scrapbook crop in May. So anybody who wants to come with me let me know. It will be completely uninterrupted scrapbook time (by kids at least), we also will be able to use the consultants tools and stuff. So let me know if your interested in attending me with. I tried to attach the flier below.

Do you need time and a place to crop? Join me one or two days and catch up on your memory pages. While you are there, enjoy new products being released from Close To My Heart in May, win door prizes, enjoy scrumptious snacks and receive a new idea book simply for attending.

2 Dates to choose:

Friday, May 2

Saturday, May 3

Where: Comfort Suites

(off Eagle Rd and Interstate)

Time: 6:00 – midnight

Cost:

One Night $15 – includes new

product, snacks, door prizes and

new Summer Idea Book

Both Nights $25

Benefits:

- Personal scrapbook time

- All new product goody bag

- CTMH paper sold by the slice

- Free use of specialty tools

- A complimentary new idea catalog

- Door prizes on the hour

- Salsa bar and snacks

- Decorations, music, friends, and FUN

Host a table of your friends and receive a shopping spree through the new idea book. Enjoy great new hostess collection rewards such as 50% off your order, the accents organizer full of accents and jars at 50% off and much, much more.

Register before April 21

Questions? Call Diane at 283-9197

Fun day or Weird day!

Sometimes I feel like I don't blog enough or frequently enough, but I think its because I feel like I have to have some major event to talk about, well not today. I am just writing to say what a . . . . .weird day it was today.

This kids and I went to Lunch Bunch today, and surprisingly enough I had a blast! I got to talk with some different people that I never get to usually. And I had so much fun. Its so nice to have people to talk with and laugh with, I forget how much I miss having close friends.

Then the day got a little weird....Tyler's principal called to tell me that his Spanish teacher decided to grab his arm today and yank him to a chair. Ugh....... I don't even know what to say about that. But this is the second week in a row something majorly wrong has gone on with Tyler at school.

Then the best part (high sarcasm). Jared was on his way home from the clinic tonight and a teenager ran into the side of our car. So we are now down to one car because she hit the fender and smashed the door so it no longer opens, but she directly hit the tire and it bent/broke a bunch of stuff behind that and so now the car is no longer drivable. Another ugh...Who knows how long we'll have to deal with having one car until it gets fixed. Its going to be very chaotic for a while, because Jared has 2 jobs and is back and forth all day and I work, and with kids activities. Plus we try to drive the Toyota (the one that is now wrecked) because it gets 40 mpg, and my car only gets about 16 mpg. I don't know how we are going to pull this off. Hopefully we will be able to get a rental car out of the people's insurance.

I must have jinxed us because it was just yesterday, Jared was talking about fixing something on the Toyota, and I said we are going to be totally....up a creek if anything happens to this car because we CANNOT afford to get a new one right now.

The ironic thing is, that Jared hit his head on the window when the impact happened, and his neck hurts now....He can't fix himself!! But thankfully no one got hurt, and thankfully the kids weren't with him, and this is rude to say, but thankfully it wasn't his fault, we can't afford an insurance rate hike at the moment!

So this was a day in the life of the Shelton's. Unfortunately this is not the worst day we've had in the last 8 months. Our luck, or shall I say unluckiness usually comes in 3, so I am hoping the 2 events at Tyler's school and the wreck is our 3. I don't know how much more our little family can take!

Johnny Depp

So I got to get my picture taken with Johnny Depp this week! Its not a great picture but he's there. So now here's the question...is the picture photo shopped or is it real???

My Favorite Picture of all time

We took a little trip this week and I now have my favorite picture of all time!! The ocean/beach is my favorite place to be, no matter what the weather. And as you can tell by the winter gear my kids are wearing, it was COLD!! Some how this pictures makes the fact that we were there as a family seem. . . . like no one can take it away from me. This picture makes me very sentimenal.

My new hair!

My little sister was here last weekend and cut my hair. I love it so much I had to post it on here. Plus she styled it the day these pictures were taken, and I'm not sure if it will ever look like that again. It made me feel so young!!!

Sleep

I've been noticing sleep a lot lately. Maybe because I am so thankful my kids go to bed so easily and rarely with a fight. I've been watching everyone in my house sleep lately, a new obsession I guess.

Last week I came home from work and this is what I found in my bed! All 3 of them sound asleep in my bed. It was cute and a nice surprise.

Last weekend my mom came to see us and brought a bunch of dolls and stuffed animals that were mine when I was young. My kids have become quite attached to them. I went into to Bella's room the other night to watch her sleep, and I found a doll and a stuffed animal nicely laid on her pillow and her crunched on the side, with no pillow. She was asleep with a smile on her face too! I was just too cute to not take a picture of.

This happened a few weeks ago, but I am slow on my postings.

The kids wanted to ride their sleds, but the dog wanted to play. And our dog is extremely energentic! So I hooked the sled up to the dog, and the dog when wild running all over the yard pulling the kids. I don't remember the last time I laughed that hard, as both the kids were giggling hysterically also. The dog was going all over the yard weaving in and out of bushes and trees and under the tramp and around etc. It was sure a great way to harness is energy without him jumping the fence and running away (which he likes to do.)

Ice Skating

Our schedules have been very busy lately. Jared and I seem to never be home at the same time. So last week, we both happened to be home at the same time, so we jumped at the opportunity to spend some time together as a family. So we went ice skating. I haven't ice skated in years, so I was a little nervous as to which bone I WOULD break. (I say would, because as most of you know, I'm a little clumsy).

They had buckets for the kids to push around (well and Jared too, he wasn't real sturdy), so they were able to skate themselves and balance them selves.



By the end of the time Tyler was getting pretty brave and stopped using the bucket. He had some good falls, but no one broke anything!




Jared would push Izzy around on the bucket and she would sqeal and go WE WE WE!! Fast! Fast! Fast! The whole time. She thought it was great fun.

Let is Snow!!

We were so excited last week when we got a ton of snow!! Its been many years since we've lived anywhere where there has been snow, we are loving it, however we are not loving the heating bill.

The kids are having a blast, Tyler gets up and goes outside to play in it until it is time for school, then after school he goes out again until dinner. So we bought them a sled, and they are having a blast on it. I was finally able to get some pictures of them playing, (after most of it had melted).

Girly Girl

Well, I think its inevitable, our baby girl is becoming a high maintenance girly girl, in other words, she is turning into her Aunt Cami!!! Lately she has insisted on putting on make up everyday. She always wants her hair done. Then yesterday she threw a fit until, she had her hair and make up done, she had to have earrings in, and a bracelet. Then she goes around to every person and goes "cute, huh?" But I do have to say she really is pretty stinking cute!

Grandma & Grandpa Carwash

The weekend after christmas, Grandma and Grandpa Carwash, and Jessie & Katie came to see us. Then it was like christmas all over again for the kids, they brought presents for the kids from some over their aunts. For those of you that don't know, about 2 years ago, Tyler started calling Jared's parents Grandma & Grandpa Carwash, because Jared's dad built an automatic carwash. We think that it is just way too cute, so its kind of stuck. Of coure Bella can't say that so she was calling him Pa, it was way too cute. And everynight at bed, Bella would cry at Grandma "my spot, my spot" because she was in her bed, so then she had to sleep with Bella in her bed, although I don't think there was much sleeping going on with Bella in there.

Also, Grandpa Carwash fell asleep in the chair on Sunday and was snoring so loud, we were all laughing so hard. So I got the camera out and recorded all the funny sounds. I told him I was going to put it on my blog, so I am really going to do it, if I can figure out how! You can't hear it as loud as he was snoring, but it sure was funny.

Our Christmas

I am way behind on christmas postings, but better late than never.

A few days before christmas, we braved the mall and took the kids to see Santa. After an hour of waiting in line, we had some very happy children. They were both so cute with him. Bella doesn't understand, but she just saw everyone else being excited, so she was.

This year was a bit different for us this year, it is the first time we have not gone home to Wyoming, it seemed kind of weird. Christmas eve night, Jared's cousin Trevor and his family came over. We played games, and all the kids had a blast. After they left the kids opened their christmas eve jammies ( a favorite tradition of mine growing up)

Christmas morning Isabella decided for some reason that she was going to get up at 5:00. I have no idea why, but she was wide awake and ready to go for the day. I had to trap her in our room so she didn't go downstairs, and so she didn't wake up Tyler. I had to convince her it was okay to eat her breakfast in our room, because that is a big no no at our house. Finally at 8:30 Tyler finally woke up and we were able to go downstairs. I was a bit nervous about what Tyler's reaction was going to be because every time we asked him was he wanted from Santa, it changed. All except for one item, a 4-wheeler just like PaPa's. I didn't want him to be disappointed, but he wasn't. Everything he saw he said "Santa new just what I wanted." It was great. Isabella didn't want to move on to her next present. After she opened one, she wanted to keep playing with it, so it took her a long time to open presents.

Then after everyone got ready, we decided we would go to a movie. So we went to Alvin and Chipmunks, which was hilarious, both the kids were laughing the entire time. It was a very funny movie, and so cute. We figured we'd be one of the only weird people in this city going to a movie on Chritmas, but the theater was packed! We had to wait in line to get tickets for 15 minutes. I have never seen so many people at a movie theater before. I think that this will be a new christmas tradition for us, we are going to go to a movie on Christmas day.

After the movie we went to my cousin Jodi's house for dinner. The kids had a ton of fun playing and we had a wonderful dinner and played games. All in all it a was a very merry Christmas. We enjoyed spending time with our little family. Then the next day it was back to work as usual. Even the christmas decorations came down.

Jared's new look!

I know I'm way behind on all my holiday posting, and I should have been doing that instead of wasting time, but I got this new photo program from my in-laws. Tyler and I worked on this photo and laughed and laughed at it. Tyler could barely contain himself until his dad got home to show him. I'm sure its not as funny as we think it is, but it was sure fun putting girly hair on daddy, and funny beards, and earrings! We thought we'd be nice and settle for this. Tyler thought he looked like a pirate.

Get out the Tissues

I found this really touching video I thought I would share. It really makes you think about whats important at christmas time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5leMiif4pM