hey dave, remember . . .

Its putting my photos in the wrong order?

This month has been quite the month to reflect back on some of the ups and downs of the past 4 years. We've had to relive some of the downs but we've also got to see more happy times.

 when you built the shed, all those long hours.

 we found out it was a BOY!

 we landscaped our yard.

 we went to the star trek museum.

 when pregnancy turned me into an elephant.

 the time we went camping at  38 weeks pregnant.

 4 days before we had levi.

 13 hours of labour. July 19th 7:35pm 8lbs 5oz. 21 1/2" long. Levi Douglas Murray.

 a perfect precious little boy.

 we took a million pictures of levi.

 that levi hated his car seat, and we'd have to pull over on the highway and swing him to sleep.

 the day we found out we were expecting Levi.

 when we went camping in june and it blizzard.

 that terrible haircut i had.

 sledding at the sugar bowl.

 our first date in calgary.

 the night we danced and you proposed

 March 21, 2008- sealed for eternity

the 2nd place we lived in, the yard was a jungle.

when you found out I wasn't an outdoorsy type of gal.

 Levi's first christmas

 levi ate dirt, and I panicked.

 Levi got a pool for his birthday, he was in heaven!

 Levi turned one!

 when we adopted a dog and she had puppies 3 weeks later??

 levi was a chicken for halloween.

 your grad party!

when these big brown eyes melt your heart.

I wouldn't trade anything to be where I am at today. I love being a mommy, wife, and your best friend.

Love you, and can't believe its almost been 4 years!

Its beginning to look a lot like . .

Valentines around the Murray house! Lots of pink, red and glitter. Ive made almost all the crafts this year myself and the rest were from dollarma. I did it all for under $15! 

 The wreath I made is my favourite, I love the way it turned out! I came up with it on my own and Im in love with it!

 I found these felt heart stickers at dollarama, so easy and cheap to use!

 I already had the pearls and buttons.

 I made my own printables to put in frames we already owned.

I made the garland with pearls and ribbon. I love me some pearls!

 and whats a post without a little levi in it??

1/4 done.

We set a goal this year to do 100 days of no fast food. It goes along with our 2 big goals, budget & health.
Were 1/4 way done and still going strong! WOOHOO!

Dave was right.

I said it, Dave was RIGHT. He told me we needed to cut Levi's hair. Ive been growing it out in hope that the cute curls would compensate for the wild bed head everyday.

 

This is probably the worst picture of him ever but shows his wild hair.

(i took this picture to send to dave to show him how our morning was going. it wasn't going very well)

I cut it this morning. Dave was right it looks way better!

Happy 18 months kiddo!

Grateful for family.

I am so grateful for family. Especially for my Grandma Campbell. Bless her heart.

I wish I would have thought to take a picture of Levi when he opened this but didn't think of it, dang it! He was so excited for mmmlll (mail). Watch your mailbox grandma for your thank you that Levi made. On days like today, it makes me so grateful for family. Just the little thoughts. 

 We LOVE you LOTS grandma!

Levi's Photo Shoot.

 We are in love with the photos we had done by La Di Da Lane. She has an amazing studio and was really good with Levi. She edited these for us, I haven't touched any up. Enjoy!

18 months.

18 MONTHS

(well not for 11 days but close enough)

- loves discovering things: opening doors, locking doors, cooking, how blocks connect

- talking now: mom, dad, dj, kitty, more, NO, YA, movie, all done, tub, help, gmama, papa, baby, play, come, shoes and pretty much repeats anything you ask him too.

-he can run like there's no tomorrow. 

-loves to cover his mouth when he laughs or coughs, and yes we laugh every time.

- his hair seems to be darkening and getting curlier.

- loves babies

- started nursery today, wahoo!

- tells me everytime he goes potty in his diaper. now asks to go potty on the potty. I am thinking it might be time to start training?? 

- the night terrors have seemed to stop and he seems to be sleeping better.

- when he says "no" he shakes his finger at us, its funny now. might not be later.

- uses utensils really well.

- has really good manners

- DJ is his best friend

- know most of his body parts (toes, fingers, nose, mouth, teeth, ears, belly, belly button)

-loves blocks and stickers!

We love this kid to pieces and he's always cracking us up. We love how much personality he has, he's very smart and knows he's funny. We love how much he loves DJ.

So speaking of potty training, anyone have any tips?

a saturday kind of day

i have our meals planned for next week, this a big deal. so im gonna pat myself on the back and tell dave to give me a hi five. i detest meal plans. mostly because i detest cooking, ask anyone about my love for it. last years new years resolution was to TRY to love to cook. i found new recipes and i tried them. i tried lots im proud of how well i did. do i love cooking now? no i don't but im trying too. with our family's year goal of "getting healthy" i knew it would be time to step up my cooking even more. so meals plans had to come out.
so they have and it inspired me to get more organized with just about everything. my week planning got a make over. my hair calender is by itself and that should help. i printed off free labels and it took over my closets.

the pictures are taken with my phone, so not the best quality but you get it!

 our new "budgeting" jars.

 labels for scrapbooking

 sorted through my craft supplies

 labeling the all the electronics

 weekly menu planning

 

 weekly family plans (why its upside down i have no idea?)

 

the niche hair calendar

i don't normally put a lot of thought into new years but this year dave and i did. into personal, financial, and family goals. our biggest goal is taped to the our mirror and says:

here's an awesome site to label your stuff. you can even type into the labels! i discovered this after i had written mine all out!