Fun in October!

I am finally getting around to posting about Kylie's birthday party. It was a great success! There were probably over 25 people here. We did a craft, ate pizza, and lady bug cupcaks. And, of course, we opened presents (unfortunately I ran out of room on my camera so no present pics...sorry). Here she is just before the party in her party dress (thanks Shanilee for lending this to her, she looked beautiful). She was a little under the weather but a piece of candy cheered her up right away. :)

They didn't have any lady bug birthday banners at the store so I made one especially for Kylie. It was fun! The whole thing said, "Happy Birthday Kylie."

A nice cheesy smile with candy in her mouth...hahahaha, she cracks me up!

This was the lady bug craft we did that I found online. It was sooo much fun, and a perfect thing to do considering the weather (it was raining cats and dogs outside during the entire party).

Kylie twirling with a balloon and waiting for guests to show up. ;)

Finally digging into her cupcake...yum!

These were the cupcakes I made with my friend Shanilee. The lady bugs are actually Snackwell cookies dipped in frosting. With Mini M&Ms for the dots. The leaves they are sitting on are actually rolled out green gum drops. We had soo much fun making them!

CLOSE UP! That is about all the pictures I had for her party. The rest of the pictures are the Halloween costumes I made for Kylie and I.

I made this dress for Kylie since ALL of the Repunzel dresses were either sold out or too expensive. Since Kylie has the perfect hair for Repunzel, I was determined that she was going to be her for halloween. I made the dress in one day (without a pattern).  It turned out WAY better than I thought it would. I also got a little creative and made her sleeves from an old pair of Kylie's pantyhose.

This shirt I made for myself. Since I am 21 weeks pregnant, and definitely showing I decided not to really dress up and just wear a cute t-shirt.  My sister-in-law Christine emailed me a really cut t-shirt for Halloween but it would have cost me $30.00 to have. I thought, "I am not going to spend that much on a shirt I only plan on wearing once" Soooo, once again I had to get creative. I was going to paint the design on a black t-shirt I had, but realized I had no paint...nor money to buy paint. And, thanks to an AMAZING website called, "Pinterest," I was able to find another way to put the design on my shirt. I first got a white colored pencil and drew the design, and then, just got a paint brush, some bleach water, and painted the design on the shirt. And this is how it turned out!......

I have to say, it came out better than I expected and it came out cuter than I expected. Oh how I love crafts!

Sorry it's been sooooo long!!

So much has happened with our family, so sorry to have kept you all in the dark. First off, we bought a new house!!! This is the front (I might post more pix of the house some other time). It is three bedrooms and two bathrooms. So much more roomier then the duplex. That place was just getting smaller by the minute. ;) That white Ford Expedition in the driveway is also a new edition to our family. We LOVE it!!!

And if you are wondering what this is.... It's the first meal I cooked in our new house. A made-from-scratch pepperoni and cheese pizza. YUM!!!!!

We also got some brand new leather furniture to match our brand new home. And, yes our house is literally brand new! We are the first people to occupy it, in fact they finished building it and doing last minute touches the day before we closed on the house. It's been a major blessing!!!!

And, Nathan finished school at Metro tech last month and is now working at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Oklahoma. I am soooo proud of him! He has sacrificed so much for our family. And it's all paying off! Unfortunately he still isn't getting any sleep because he is working full time at both Tinker and Kimray (his old job), so that we can get rid of as much debt as possible before...............

DILL BABY NUMBER 3 ARRIVES!!!!!  That's right, that just happened! I am about 19 weeks along today and the baby will be here around March 3rd, 2012. We still don't know the gender but will find out soon enough. :) This pregnancy has been the worst pregnancy so far. All through the first trimester and partially through the second, I was super sick with morning sickness (more like all day sickness). I couldn't even keep water down. I eventually had to get some prescribed antinausia medication. Now I am feeling great though. I am not on the medication any more and don't really feel sick (unless I eat too fast or eat too much). And, that my friends, is why I have been away so many months. All is well now and hopefully I will be better at blogging in the future. Oh, and my little Kylie just turned 2 last Sunday and we are throwing a ladybug themed birthday party for her. Hopefully I can remember to take some video and pics so I can blog about it.....Until then, I hope you enjoyed the blog. :)

Bragging Rights!!!:)

 I have been extremely cranky the past two days (I blame it ALL on PMSing). I hate how yucky I feel inside when it's almost "that time of the month."  But, I finaly have some time to myself. And, while all day today and yesterday I have been barking at my sweet children and exhausted husband, I find myself filling up with pride because of my family. I feel the need to brag about this amazing blessing of mine that I have been givin of which I call my beloved family.
  I first need to brag about my AMAZING husband. Unfortunately, I complain a lot about how unromantic he is. But, there is more a merriage and to a best friend then romance. He is the best friend I have ever had. He sacrifices all his time to make our lives better. And even though he only gets on average, about, 30 hours of sleep a week. And, he works and goes to school, he still finds time to spend with his children (and me). He is extremely tender hearted and LOVES us very much. He always makes me feel beautiful by telling me so every day. And last but not least...He has the strongest testimony of Christ and His church I have ever seen. And his love for his Savior is undescribable!  I love my husband so, so much.
  Now on to my first born.... First off, while he (Matthew Bruce Dill) is not perfect. I must brag that he is the BEST and Most well bahaved toddler I have ever seen! Yes he does have toddler moments. But, they are few and far between. He is also potty trained and I am so proud of him. It only took about a week. I have also to brag about how smart he is for a 3 year old. He knows allof ABC's, Mmost of his 123's , all of his basic colors, shapes, most of his lower case letters, can dress and undress himself. He also knows many, many songs. He was also the only one in the Nursery who knew who Jesus is (when he first went to Nursery). He also knows all his basic animals and knows lots of tropical animals (like his favorite, the Scarlet Macaw). On top of being really smart, he has an AMAZING imagination and he also has the best sense of humor and keeps us all rolling from laughter. I love my little bubba sooo much.
  Now to my youngest...my little princess. Although she is amost the complete opposite of her brother, they are best friends and she could not live without her big bro. She is shy but in a beautifuly misterious way. I love how serious she can get and yet if you look at her in a certain way, she falls over laughing. She aso has such  big heart. Every time I cough, sneeze, or make some unknown noise to her, she never fails to ask right away, "You okay Mommy?" And she is genuinly concerned (most of the time). She is also my shaddow all day (until Daddy comes home, then it's hard to seperate them). I have, on many occasions, had to scold both Ky-Ky and Nathan bacause they were spending to much time together and Daddy has to sleep (LOL, it's heart breaking to see both their faces). I so love my gentle little bundle of joy!
 So, I think that's enough bragging. Just had to do it. It was a LONG post and hopefully you got through it without being too bored. TTYL.......NDD is out, Goodnight.

To a deserving father....

I know it's not Fathers Day yet but before I forget, I wanted to blog about my husband (who is an Amazing Dad).  

On May 1st, 2008 you became a Father! 

You brought home a beautiful baby son.

  And, seventeen months later, came your gorgous daughter.

Wasn't easy, but I said, "We aren't done..."

Money's stretched really thin, and you NEVER sleep!

I know right now it's not easy,

But to make things better is to keep

On making us laugh, by being cheezy.

To your son, you are his loving hero.

And to your daughter, her best friend.

One thing is for curtain, you're no zero.

Your children have your love, which won't bend!

Yet you are not only an amazing father

to our children young Matthew and Kylie.

You are a super hero and what other?

A most perfect, outstanding, handsome, strong, prayerful DADDY!

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Matthew......His Dad was so proud of him!!!.

 I'm not sure if this video will work because I sent it from my phone. But Matthew is having soooo much fun on this this and he laughed so hard the entire time!!!!

I know I'm a slacker! :)

It's been a couple of months so I have some catching up to do. I had a picture of Kylie at her first gymnasics class but I accidently deleted it (since I'm blogging from my phone, I can't add the pic. back in unless I publish a different post :( ). Anyways, My little Kylie is growing up quite fast, and loves to do thing by herself....

Here she decided to get into to he tub by herself LOL. Another event I failed to blog about is Easter!!! Itwas basically the kids first Easter (where they kind of knew what was going on). Here are some pics....

It was also Matthews 3rd Birthday!!!!. My big handsome boy.:) We had a fun little party with just family (we even Skyped my parents so the could "be" there too). I also made a Thomas the Tank Engine out of cupcakes  for his Birthday cake. Oh, and we also figured out te "potty training" thing.   A LOT more has happened these past two months but I simply do not have time. I hope this is enough for now. :>\ Until next time readers.... Have a good month of June!

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Potty training woes and What to do with that hair?

 Sooo, Matthew has been showing ALL the signs that he is ready to potty train. He stays dry through the night and through nap times, he occasionally asks to go on the potty, and he tells me to change his diaper EVERY time he poops and sometimes when right after he pees. So, Yesterday I decided it was time to switch from diapers to pull ups. But, to him, it's just a cool diaper that has buzz lightyear on them. And, when I just gave up and made him go naked all day, he went to the potty EVERY time without fail (that includes pooping), and I didn't have to ask him once! I figured, he pee on the floor once and then I explain to him what to do...no explanation necessary, he figured it out on his own and we were "accident" free all day. So, I thought well maybe he just thinks pull ups are diapers and I should try putting underpants on him....Well that DIDN'T work!!!! I can't just let him run around naked all time can I? How do I get him to go when he has clothes on? Any advise?????.......



Now on to my little princess. Growing up most of you know I was a tomboy and as a result, I never did my hair in any sort of way, except wild and tangled. Well now I have this beautiful girly girl who loves everything, well...girly. She likes me to do her hair "pretty" but All I know how to do is pig tails, pony tails, and I can do a little bit of braiding. What do I do with all that gorgous hair? Does anyone know of any creative way do girls hair? I would LOVE some advise!!!