Father's Day Shopping

Today Dacen and I went shopping for Father's Day! We picked up some YSL cologne! It smells amazing! It also came with a free little bag! Then we went to Williams Sonoma and got him some steak seasoning since he loves to cook steaks! We also picked him up a thing to make his cookies on! You lay it on your cookie sheet and it keeps them from sticking! Steve also loves to have chocolate chip cookies as a late night snack sometimes so I figured this would be perfect! We used to have a stone from Pampered Chef that worked great for making cookies but it broke during the move and the new stone we picked up at Target doesn't work good at all! The cookies stick so bad to it, so hoping this will help! Steve won't be home from his shooting competition until late tomorrow night so we will miss getting to spend the day with him :( I'm hoping the weather will be nice and Dacen and I can set outside and fingerpaint him a Father's Day card and then maybe go swimming or play in the sprinklers! What are you doing for Father's Day?

Slumber Party with My Little Man!

Steve is at a shooting competition so tonight Dacen and I are having a little slumber party! He is sleeping in our bed tonight because I don't like sleeping alone when Steve is gone! I know most people would love to have the bed to themselves but not me! Dacen is out! So now I'm watching me some Desperate Housewives and doing the laundry! Looking forward to a fun filled day with Dacen tomorrow!

Icy Drinks

One of my favorite things to get are Icy drinks! My all time favorite flavor is Coke! I always have to get the biggest size they have when I go to the movies! Target just started selling them too! That is sooo not good because now I seem to always want one when we go to Target! Tonight the snack bar had already closed and I just HAD to have one, so we stopped by 7/11 on the way home and I settled for a Dr. Pepper flavored icy drink! It was super hot today so this drink hit the spot! I made sure this was my only caffeine drink for the day! I really don't think I'll ever be able to kick my caffeine habit however, since I have been pregnant I really pay attention to my caffeine intake and have lowered it dramatically! Usually I would have a coffee in the morning, a pop for lunch, another coffee in the afternoon, and sometimes even another pop with dinner! But now I try to just limit myself to one caffeine drink a day! It's been hard and some days I catch myself having more than one but I am really working on it! :) I would have to say its one of my biggest weaknesses when it comes to my diet! What is yours?

Fun in the Sun After Work

     Since our day at Whitewater didn't quite turn out this weekend because it was too cold, we decided to take Dacen after work today. Steve is going to a shooting competition this weekend so that is another reason we decided to try and go after work today.  Steve doesn't get home from work until, by the time we changed and drove to Whitewater it was 6:30pm.  We pulled up to pay to park and the girl told us they were going to be closing at 7:00!!! :(  What?!  I was suprised by this since the sun is still up then I figured they wouldn't close till 8 or 9.  We almost turned around but I just couldn't do that to Dacen.  His little face just lit up when we pulled in and he was so excited.  So we let him play in the kiddie pool area for 30 minutes.  However, he did through quite the temper tantrum when we had to leave.  Poor little guy!  I am sure he was confused why he didn't get to swim very long.  Hopefully, one day soon it will work out with the weather and timing and we will get to spend a whole day there!  I am thinking about just taking a day of vacation during the week sometime and take him with my sister.  This way it won't be too busy! Even though we only got to stay 30 minutes we still had fun watching Dacen splash around and go down the slides over and over!  It was a great way to end a stressful work day!

A Few of My Favorites

I absolutely LOVE candles and anything to make your home smell good! These are just a few of my favorites I just purchased! First off the candle on the far left is Juicy Apple by a company called My Keeper's Light! I have only been able to find these at a little boutique in the town my husband works! He is so sweet and remembered me telling him I wanted one so he picked one up for me and brought but home to me after work today! It made my day! Next up is a new candle I decided to try by Tyler! I always hear a lot about these candles but have never bought any! I bought it at a little boutique in a town close by! I just love shopping boutiques! The kind is called Privileged. It smells so good! And my new love are the mixer melts I got! It says to use them with the Tyler products but I just put them in my Scentsy! The kind is called Kathina and I think it has become my all time favorite! I am definitely going to be going back to purchase more! When I put them in my Scentsy the entire room filled with the best smell that gave me the most comforting feeling! I really think smells can change or help a mood! I think that's why I like my candles so much! I also love the light they give off! My home always feels so much homier (does that make sense? LOL!) with candles! What's your favorite smell good item for the home!

Macaroon

This last weekend was my first time to ever try a macaroon! Yum! I always see tons of pictures of them posted on Instagram but had never tried one before! My sister actually went to a whole foods store and got them! Being the sweet sister she is she bought one for me to try. I have no idea what flavor it was but it was yummy! It really surprised me when I bit into it because I didn't expect it to be so light and fluffy! I definitely see how you could have more than one now! I'm gonna have to have another one! Have you ever had a macaroon? If so, what is your favorite kind?

24 Weeks

     Wow!  I am 24 weeks now! 6 months!  Things have been going great!  Feeling baby move every morning and every night!  It's the best!  I still have heartburn and have to pee all the time.  Something new is that this week my feet starting swelling some.  Ugh!  I remember with Dacen my hand and feet swelled really really bad.  During the last weeks of pregnancy with Dacen the only shoes I could wear were flip flops and those barely fit me.  I don't remember it starting this early though.  Atleast it was only about a day or two this week and then the swelling went down.  I am starting to sleep a little better now which is good.  Still not sleeping great but atleast it's better than I was sleeping.  I feel huge!  I don't know what I was thinking wanting to be pregnant during the summer!  The summer has just begun and I already am looking forward to September.  It's so hard being pregnant during the summer time and especially with a little one.  For instance, we have season passes to Frontier City and Whitewater but I don't get to go on any of the rides or slides with Dacen :(  Also, it's so hot which is fine when I am working from home I can wear whatever and be comfortable.  But when I have to go into the office!  It's so hard finding something to wear that is cool, comfortable, and business appropriate.  Although it's tough being pregnant right now, every time I feel the baby kick all those complaining thoughts just disappear :)