Best Website Ever!

IKEA. Best store known to man...or should I say woman. Actually no. Everything is super cheap there and cute, so it's good for both the man & the woman! Anyways....I found this website IKEAHACKERS.NET and it has such great ideas on how to spruce up or somewhat modify some of the Ikea furniture to make it more unique and your own. They have some really creative ideas but I absolutely love this side table that someone came up with!

I think it's fantastic, oh and super easy!



I have always wanted to do a somewhat vintage guest room, filled with little Audrey Hepburn things and what not and I think this table would work perfectly in that kind of room.
Here are the supplies needed:
DALOM Pedestal table (ikea)
Newspaper cuttings
PVA glue
paint brush
clear varnish

I checked the website and couldn't find the exact same one this person used, but found one similar on the website for $19.99, so it really would be an easy, cheap, fun project! Can't wait to make this sometime in the future!

Fall Decor

So, Niko and I went on a pumpkin hunt today to pick one out for the apartment. We looked at lots of big ones and he just couldn't decide on one. We ended up looking at pumpkins in front of Wal-Mart and he picked out an adorable baby pumpkin. They were so cheap that I told him he could get another one. He was so proud of his little pumpkins! For now they sit on our microwave!




I have been wanting to do something "Fall-ish" for our door, but had no idea what to do. I wanted to do some kind of wreath, but didn't really like the ones I saw at the store. I came up with this great idea when looking through my little craft bin! The only thing I bought was the wreath, for $1. I had all the other fabric/ribbon/etc. and I made this!




The pictures are not fantastic & I think it's cuter in person, but it is definitely the touch of Fall I needed for our door!

Today's Favorites

Here Are my favorite happenings of Today!

1. Straightening my hair in less than 10 minutes. Say What?!?! I've never been able to straighten my hair that fast before! New hair cut, I officially love you now.

2. Niko went into the manager's office and just started babbling to her. She listened and smiled, and finally said "Wow, you talk alot!" Niko replied with "Yeah, I know."

3. Watching Niko run through Broulims. People must have thought I had been feeding him candy all day...nope that's just my crazy boy! Watch out!

4. Cuddling under the blankets with Niko and.............Mickey Mouse. I wish I could've gotten a picture.

5. Riding the slide with little guy.

6. Getting Jamba!

7. Getting a message from one of my good high school friends, reminding me of awesome high school memories!

8. And....seeing my new obsession. Oscar you are awesome, but look at this cutie. Don't you need a friend? Simply adorable.

(Pomeranian/Husky Mix)

Tears of Frustration then Tears of Joy

So today I was having a rough "hour". Most of the day was great, a typical Monday for me and the little guy. Until...4p.m. ish hit, and everything went crazy! I discovered a colony of ants in our bathroom, Niko had walked across all the fresh folded laundry, even threw my shirts in the air?! I then found out we couldn't appeal our parking boot that got put on our car last weekend, so we'd have to pay that.

Then, I received a baby shower invite in the mail, which is a joyous thing, but me and my baby hungry-ness could not stand knowing I'd have to buy my 5th baby gift in the last 2 months for someone, who wasn't me.

And, to top it off, Niko was angry about something. After, raising my voice to the little boy who was asking for milk, cheese, crackers and cookies all at the same time (oh and wanting the wii)

I had had it and was about to break out in tears of frustration. But, those tears soon turned into tears of happiness when my little angel boy came up to me, and grabbed my hand. No joke. The little boy who I had pretty much just yelled at, grabbed my hand and said "C'mon Mommy. C'mon." I let him lead me, and he led me into the bedroom and said "Let's play ball." He had invented a bowling type game with his toys and ball, and wanted me to play with him. My frustration went away...just like that. How could you not resist him?! We played his game for 10-15 minutes and then I just burst out crying.

How could I be so lucky to have him? Of course, then he asked "Mommy sad?" I gave him a kiss on his forehead and told him "Mommy was not sad, but just being silly." Which, of course he didn't understand, so instead to show him how much I truly love him, we took off to get him some chicken nuggets. His favorite.

I don't know what I did right, but I am so lucky to have the perfect little boy.

First Trip to the Zoo

We went to the Zoo and Niko loved it! The zoo is in Idaho Falls and was so worth the money, it was very cute and much better than I thought it would be. Niko was oohing and awwing over the animals!




And of course, we had to spend almost half our time at the cool lion water fountain.



My favorites were the monkeys!




Such a fun day and Niko is already asking to go to the Zoo again!

Out of the Mouth of Babes

Niko has a lot to say lately. He loves to be part of the conversation and can respond to us when we talk to him, which is really nice!

The other day I watched my friend Char's baby boy and was feeding him dinner in his high chair. I put some little veggie puffs on his tray and went to wash the spoon I had just used. I turned around and saw Niko pushing a chair towards the high chair and started eating all the puffs. After Niko stuffed his face, with a full mouth he turned to me and said "The baby wants more food?" Smooth Niko.



This morning Niko was acting up and this is the conversation Niko & Johnny had.
J: Niko, stop! Do you want a spanking?!
N: No, No!
J: Do you want a spanking?!
N: No, daddy I would like some cheese.

“Love is a game that two can play and both win”

Johnny and I celebrated our third anniversary, can you believe it?! Holy smokes, we are getting so old! We had our favorite anniversary yet. My friend Char was great and baby sat Niko for us, while Johnny and I went out and played. We got a whole bunch of tokens and went to the local arcade and played tons of games. As many of you know we are quite the competitive couple. Johnny hates losing, but we both won some and lost some so it was all good : ). We played air hockey, the car racing games, basketball, ski ball, you know, all those fun games that we haven’t played in FOREVER. We had so much fun adding up our tickets and picking out little prizes for Niko. Then, we went out and got some ice cream and took a nice stroll around the park. I loved this because whenever we go on walks we are holding a dog leash, or pushing a stroller, and never get the opportunity to hold hands anymore it seems like. Then, we were able to go out to a movie in the evening. It was seriously the best night ever!
Oh, but the best ending to the night was the whistling I got on our walk home from the theaters. Yep, that’s right. On our anniversary, walking home with my husband I got whistled at with a “Dang, you’re cute” yelled at me. Silly Rexburg boys. Perfect way to end the night, with some good laughs!
So glad we got to spend that time together!!