Bella's 2 Year Pictures

Princess Shoes

For Christmas last year, we got Bella a set of princess dress up shoes. Lately, she really has loved them and will walk around in them like she owns the place. Then she'll get her princess purse and say "See ya" and pretend like she's leaving the house. It's adorable. Girls are so much fun! I can't wait for my other two girls to join the party!

Bella's 2 year Pictures

Yesterday, Bella and I went to Allison for some Pretty Pictures. It was a lot of fun. I wanted to get some maternity ones and some of Bella. We put sponge curlers in her hair over night and she looked adorable. She didn't want to pose for us when it was her turn, but when it got to be my turn she turned into a little ham! We got lots of cute pictures anyway because Allison is just amazing. She has such a great eye. I only have two of the pictures right now, but more will be coming next week!

Awesome is AWESOME!

So I tried Katie's and Tracy's suggestion to use Awesome from the Dollar Store, and IT WORKED! I was so amazed. I really tried everything (rubbing alcohol, toothpaste, magic eraser, hairspray, oxiclean) and I and was ready to give up. This stuff was amazing. I was worried it might lighten or ruin my cushion but it didn't. The bottle says you can use it on anything that is washable and it doesn't contain bleach, ammonia or anything like that. So if you have kids...I would suggest you stock up on this stuff. I found it at the Dollar Store in American Fork (off the AF Main Exit by Target). It is in a spray bottle and it's called LA's Awesome - it's yellow. I will definitely be buying at least 10.


So thanks a bunch you guys! That $1 I spent saved my $500 couch!!!!

How do you get black Sharpie out of a couch?

So today, while I was in the office taking care of some office work...Bella was unusually quiet. So I thought I'd check on her, and there she was: her skin covered in black sharpie. Not only did she color all over herself, she got all three couch cushions as well. She knew what she was doing was bad so she offered my the marker willingly. I calmly put her in the time out chair as I tried to get the ink out. She didn't really cry, which she usually does in time out. After about 20 minutes she pulled one of my shirts over her as a blanket, and put a pillow on her head. She fell asleep in time out!

So I have tried water, blotting with nail polish remover, and rubbing alcohol. They have faded the black ink a little, but it is still way noticeable! I read online to try toothpaste, so we'll see how that goes....Any Advice?????????????

Vegas Baby!

Vegas was so much fun! My dad (papa Don) came in March to visit for 3 weeks and we took a little weekend road trip to Vegas. We had so much fun! The Mandalay Bay's buffet was the best I've ever had. We walked the old strip, went to the Aquarium at Mandalay Bay, and just had lots of fun spending time together.

Swimming!

Even though it was windy and cold this day in St. George, Bella got in the pool with Levi. It took her a while to warm up to it, but after that we couldn't get her out! She was shivering so hard!

Bella & Taya

These two are adorable together! Taya, being the older cooler cousin, is so sweet and patient with Bella. Bella loves to do whatever Taya is doing. She follows her around and steals whatever toy she has. I hope they always have this much fun together and stay this close! I was lucky to have a close cousin (Brea) growing up and we fought a lot, but we also had a lot of fun.

Best Cousins

A few weeks ago we were able to go down to St. George to visit Grandma and Grandpa Allen and Levi's sister Teisha. It was fun for bella to play with her cousins and see baby Arbor. It's funny that bella knows who Arbor is and talks about him a lot even though she doesn't get to see him often. We played Rock Band a lot. Levi and Teisha were the best on the vocals. It was fun to see Gunner and Gavin do so well on the guitar. It's harder than it looks! The weather was awesome, it was hard to come back to Utah County with the cold crappy weather that week.

Daddy's Girl

Bella really has Levi wrapped around her little pinkie. He rarely tells her NO. So I have to be the bad guy all the time. The other day he did tell her NO and she just bawled for like 10 minutes because she is not used to it at all!

Giving in to peer pressure

So...I finally gave in and started a blog. I really enjoy keeping updated with my friends who have a blog. It's fun to see pictures and find out what everyone is up to!

Nothing much is new here. Levi has been general contracting some additions and basements. He is also doing a little framing. Framing has slowed down a ton from last year. But the generaling is good experience for both of us. We are learning so much and for the most part like working together. Except when he bosses me around. No he is really good and considerate about things.

Izabella is going to be two next month! I can't even believe it. It feels like I brought her home from the hospital a couple months ago. Where has our time gone? Now I know why they say time is the most precious thing you have! She is talking so well. Some of the sentences she says just crack me up. Whenever I sigh or grunt (from trying to stand up) she'll ask, "Feeling alright mama?" or "Tired mama?" She is considerate and sensitive to how others are doing. Like when I tickle Levi, she gets very concerned sometimes like I am trying to hurt him. She'll even give me a dirty look. That's the other thing that cracks me up. Her expressions! She is so expressive with her eyebrows and face! We want to put her in gymnastics this fall or summer. She has the perfect body for it- she is so muscley! And she can't hold still - she is always climbing on things and using her daddy as a jungle gym. Her favorite toy is her plastic cups. She is a easily pleased!

I am doing well now that the morning sickness is mostly gone. I am 24 weeks along and my belly is getting so big! It's getting difficult to roll over in bed and get up. I went to my monthly ultrasound on Wednesday and the perinatologist said everything is looking good with both babies. They both are weighing about 1.5 lbs. each. With twins that share a placenta they really watch out for how they both grow. Sometimes one baby can hog all the nutrients and gets bigger while the other stays small. We are expecting our new girls the end of July - first week of August. I decided that I am getting a small pool for Bella and I to hang out in all summer. I think that will get us through! I still have my website (www.bellabooinc.com) and have been doing baptism invitations, wedding invitations, and graduation announcements. It is a lot of fun and I really love creating them.