Hot date!

Tonight I went on a date with my smokin hot hubby. :) it's important to find time for just the two of you. More marriages would last if you would just make time to spend alone together and wake up every morning and CHOOSE to love your spouse. Give him an ol' kissaroo in public or how bout this, when was the last time you HELD YOUR SPOUSES HAND? seems silly but if you've been married any length of time you would know "hand holding" is scarce lol

Remember why you fell in love with your spouse and then do everything in your power to keep that spark alive!

My husband and I saw the Avengers tonight. I must say it was pretty good! I enjoyed it. And captain america and Thor were looking as good as ever ;)

Best part of the movie? When hulk was just tossin that guy around after his big speech about him being a "God" and the hulk can't touch him, my husband was literally in tears laughing so hard.


Nessecary movie snacks:
Soda



Popcorn



Candy



Our favorite spot to sit is sorta towards the front where the railing is so no one sits in front of us and we can put out feet up :)




Me and my boo <3




Until next time
GodisLove
- Laura-Ashley

Shots shots and more shots

Today was my sweet girls 9 month check up at the doctors. I figured we would be having to get shots but I was sad when the doc said she also had to get her blood drawn. :( the saddest part is she has no idea it's coming.

Waiting for the doctor to come in



So happy! :D

28 inches long and 17 pounds



Rolling around on the doctors chair...




Here is her playing in the water, it's a lot of work trying to keep a 9 month old occupied while waiting for the doctor.


This is Raegan after she got her leg shots. We're now waiting in line at the lab for bloodwork. You can see her face is a little red from a short amount of tears during the first shots. But she's a champ and was smile and waving at people not long after...



Waiting in the lab for Rae to get her next shots




They totally trick the kids with fun paintings of animals on the wall.... She was talking and waving to them





At this point I'm REALLY sad :( she's such a champ and had no idea what was going on.

After she had her blood drawn she was done. Tears, snot, the whole nine yards. The lady who took her blood held her afterwards and Raegan was not having it.

Her poor face all red from crying








And all of her battle wounds








On the way home she was trying her hardest to be happy but every once in a while she would make a sad noise.

She did so good though! It's heartbreaking when they have no idea whats happening. But now she is snoozing away after we rough afternoon





Until next time
GodisLove
-Laura-Ashley

Blow up!

Hey friends!

I sincerely apologize for the lack of posts lately... Having a 9 month old who can now "roam" wherever he wants to is a full time job AND THEN some ;)

My mother in law bought Raegan this kiddie pool yesterday...



*side note: the lady on the box with the baby is CLEARLY the babysitter... No woman looks THAT good after giving birth. And if you do? Well then, you go girl!

Anyways, I was trying to sit and have a moment to myself this morning and my sweet daughter was ALL over the place and into EVERYTHING. The pool was sitting in the box on the couch so I had a thought: if I blow it up and put her in it, it can double as a distracting toy AND a cage?!

GAME ON!

So here's how it went down in pictures.

20lb. pre-blow up leg work out...




My plan is ALREADY working, trying to play on it and I haven't even come close to finishing blowing it up...





Uhhhh can I help you?!





SUCCESS!!!!

















Uh oh, she's trying to escape!!!




Nothing cartoons and apple juice can't fix...





This plan was genius. Not only did I get a minute to relax but I managed to clean the WHOLE house while she played in it!

Now I want to go to Walmart and get come plastic balls to put in it to make a ball pit!

:) fun times.

Thanks for stopping bye
GodisLove
-Laura-Ashley

Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains

I saw this today on Pinterest and immediately thought of my sweet Raegan.
I love this saying. I know every parent has huge dreams for their children but I KNOW that God has something HUGE that he is going to do with this one. Before she was even born it was prophesied that she would be a "voice to the nation" and that Chris and I would sit back in amazement at the things that our daughter will do for the Lord.
I'm so excited to watch her grow and make memories with her. I'm excited for who she's going to be and the decisions she's going to make. But mostly I'm excited that I get to be in her life forever and that she'll be looking to me for approval and for encouragement and let me tell you, I'm going to be/already am her BIGGEST fan. No one on this planet loves her more than I do!
I want to lead a life that my daughter can be proud of. I want to bring honor to my daughters name. I want to kiss her until she's sick of it and boast on her until she's embarrassed and says "mommmmm, stop!"
I know in my heart that This is why I was created. This is my calling. To be the best mommy I can be for my sweet baby.




I want to be the best I can be for the little eyes that are watching me







So for now, she sleeps and when she wakes she will move mountains.
Until next time
GodisLove
-Laura-Ashley

DIY bows/headbands

Hey everyone! Tonight I made my daughter 4 bows. 2 of them were store bought flowers that I super glued onto head bands... Here is the picture of those.


Super cute and ready for spring!

After I did those I kind of got in the mood so I did two more out of headbands I already had and some left over materials I used for making tutu's for my daughter and my bff's daughter. Here is sort of the step by step of those two headbands. :)

Step 1. You need a headband.


Step 2. Cut out a square of felt



Step 3. Start folding it back and forth like those paper fans we used to make when we were kids. (don't act like you didn't do it)



And when you're done it should look like this



Step 4. You're going to need a piece of fabric like this for your middle piece



Step 5: hot glue this piece around the center of the bow



Now I'm not a fan of black on black however this is the only color felt I had and I didn't feel like running to the store at 10 o'clock at night ;)

So that leads me to...

Step 6: add some color if you'd like



And hot glue that around the center



Step 7. hot glue your bow onto your headband



This is what the finished product looks like :D

Step 8 (optional): cut out a round piece of felt



And super glue this on the other side (inside of headband) of wherever you glued the bow onto the headband



I like to do this so the hot dried glue doesn't irritate my daughters head. (she's 7 1/2 months and still doesn't have hair)

okay, headband number two

Step 1: headband



As you can see my optional piece of felt is already on this one.

Step 2: whatever ribbon you'd like




Step 3: turn ribbon around, fold in half and crease the middle. Put one line of hot glue in the center of the ribbon, on your crease.


Step 4: take each side one by one and glue them down, to the center of the crease. so it looks like this...



Step 5: put one dot of hot glue in the center of the crease and pinch together




Step 6: (this part may seem confusing I'll do my best to explain) take the two pieces left free just above the dot of hot glue you pinched together. Fold them over and put a dot of glue on each side. So it looks like this...



Step 7: take a little piece like this ...



Get a lighter and put the heat around the edges of this piece to melt it a little so it doesn't start shedding



Step 8: hot glue this piece around the center



Step 9: hot glue your finished bow onto your headband



TA-DAH!

You have yourself some cute new headbands.

My daughter is/was asleep for the night so I couldn't get any pictures of her wearing them but I will tomorrow and I'll put them in my blog!

Thanks for reading!
GodisLove
-Laura-Ashley