Love Bandits

Friday night before Valentine's we took the kids out to "Heart Attack" their cousin Jasen. My mom used to do this with my sister Jill and I. We would stay up all night pasting hearts onto Popsicle sticks and then go stick them into some lucky person's lawn. I thought it would be fun to do this with the kids this year.
They really got into with their disguises and thought it was pretty funny when a cop car kept driving by while were doing it. They were pros at this. Super quiet and we didn't get caught.

The only problem was that they can't keep a secret. As soon as Jasen came over for a visit they spilled the beans. Oh Well!

I think we will try and make this a new Family Tradition. We had a blast!

More Tanner

Tanner is such a good baby and he brings so much love and happiness into our home. I can't believe he is 5 months already. I still feel like he is so brand new and I just had him. I want life to slow down a little so I can enjoy him. This time is going by way to fast for me. He is growing so much. He's a chubby little thing. I think all that chub is making it hard for him to learn to roll or sit up but he is getting close. He doesn't like rice cereal as you can see in the picture above but loves baths. The kids were planning out Tanner's life for him the other day and thought he should become an astronaut but decided against it because "his big head won't fit inside the helmet".

That cute baby you are asking about

Blessing Day back in November Thanks Aunt Robin for the cute outfit.

Naughty

And Nice

Speaking of

not finishing projects. Jill and Tami did you do yours yet? Not me. I want to see pics when you are finished so get crackin' . Also speaking of perfect blogs etc. I was just looking at some of the cute blogs and Paige asked who they were. I told her "nobody I know I just think they are fun". She replied, "Why don't you just go out and have fun instead." Oh, the wisdom of our youth. Anyway, I just found a new project for me to start and not finish or screw up horribly and then hate it but hey the fun is in the trying right? I'm going to make one of these.
No, not the baby but the cute little pettiskirt. I know its crazy but I can't justify spending $50 to buy one. So I will drive myself crazy trying to figure out a cheap way to make one myself. Wish me luck.

Christmas Cards

Thanks for the comments of encouragement to keep on blogging. I know that perfect is not as interesting as so many of you commented. I truly try to keep it real and down to earth but I also want to be really good at some things too. I like developing my talents. I want to learn so many things like digital scrapbooking, knitting, improve my sewing skills, writing, photography,etc. the list goes on and on. The real problem is that I usually want to be really good at everything and that just can't be. At least not at this stage in my life. Sometimes its frustrating but I just keep on reminding my self to do my personal best what ever that is at any given time. So here is the perfect example of my problem. Anyone who knows me, knows that I always make handmade Christmas Cards every year. I haven't missed a year since I got married, but this year was a first. I tell myself that I didn't do it because I was trying to simplify my Christmas and I just put family first this year and that is partially true but really my pictures didn't turn out so hot and I just couldn't come up with a creative way to make my cards. So, I just gave up. There is nothing wrong with that but I neglected to Wish everyone a Merry Christmas!. So here we go. This is me playing Catch UP!

Merry Christmas!

We Love You All,

The Nordstroms

I have a problem

I have this little problem of not finishing what I start or not even starting at all if I don't think it will be perfect. Call it perfectionism or fear of failure but that is one of the reasons for not blogging lately. I have wanted to change my blog with beautiful updated pictures on a new header and write about some recent life events that have changed me forever but because I can't figure out photoshop and get my header just right or figure out what to write about first, I haven't done it. I realize it doesn't have to be perfect. Seriously, its not like I have a huge following or anything and honestly I started this just as a way to keep in touch with family and to keep a journal of sorts. So why the need to make it perfect? I think it is because I am comparing myselft to the women who create these beautiful blogs and they always have something interesting to write about.I know that mine doesn't have to be like that but there is always this desire to do it all and to do it perfect. Anyway, with all that being said I am not shooting for perfect and I will just get going again. I have so much to catch up on but for now this will have to do. More to come, I promise. I miss everyone and am wising I was in warmer country about now. SYLYBYE