I Finally Did It!

For months now I have been finding great idea after great idea on pinterest, but not doing anything with them. I started one declutter challenge once, but never finished it, so I don't think that really counts.
Finally this week I tried not one, but two things I'd pinned!

Source: via Catherine on Pinterest

I made this for dinner one night. It was easy and everyone liked it. Chris even raved about it, which he rarely does when I cook! My favorite thing about it was not having to defrost the chicken, it goes in frozen.

Source: aspottedpony.com via Catherine on Pinterest

A girl I used to work with tried this awhile ago, so I knew it worked, I has just never gotten around to trying it. We did a photo shoot on Saturday morning and I don't have much time to do my hair, so I decided to try it. It was harder than the tutorial made it out to be, isn't that always the case? 

This is the picture I took when I first let my hair down, I had to do a little work to it to make it picture worthy, I'll have to practice some more so I can just get up and go!

I'm so proud of myself for finally using some pins, if I never use any of them, what's the point of pinning them, right?

6 months!

This month she:
- weighs 12lb 14oz
- has started laughing at just about everything, especially when we tickle her or when she "hits" Daddy or Uncle Ian
- tried squash, carrots and sweet potatoes (the sweet potatoes upset her tummy)
- swam in an outdoor pool for the first time and loved it
- has learned to hold her breath when going underwater
- loved visiting the horses on our family farm and laughed hysterically when one sniffed her foot
- loves Dr. Seuss books
- likes watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- has started sitting on her own for short spurts
- has started sleeping in her own bed again, with some success

I probably should have stuck with laying her on a blanket for her month pictures to better show her growth, but I'm so excited that she's starting to sit up I couldn't help myself!
And this first picture is just too funny!

 

I can't decide which one I like better!

Summer Reading

As a stay at home mom of just one baby, our days get pretty monotonous, so I'm always looking for fun and interesting things to do. Especially things that are good enrichment for little Lauren. At the beginning of the summer I discovered Lauren could enroll in the library's summer reading program. I just had to read 25 books to her. It was fun to make trips to the library and fun to get lots of different books to read and see what kinds she liked.