Flu, Strep, Cowboy Hats, and Swimsuits

My poor baby girl dealt with the flu and strep for 2 weeks along with her regular allergies and teething with 8 new teeth trying to come in.  This poor girl couldn't eat or sleep hardly.  Thankfully I found out that she loves smoothies so she didn't lose any weight between the vomitting, diarrhea or loss of appetite.  Poor kid.  She does however know how to take her own temperature all on her own so that was a little fun for her.  Once she started feeling better we played in my hat collection and her current favorite is pictured:

We also went and bought her a Minnie Mouse swimsuit for her upcoming swim lessons:


I have missed some school due to Piper being sick, but thankfully my professors are understanding and I haven't missed much.  I am so excited that I get to graduate with my Associates of Arts on May 12!  I am so excited! Then it is on to the U of A for my Bachelors degrees. 

I am so ready for Summer because it is going to be busy and fun for both of us!  I'll update later.....

School and being a mom

Well, the snow that hit our part of the world has been gone for a little while.  We were glad that it was here, but even happier once it left.  That is the good thing about college is that you don't have to make up the missed days due to the weather, but it puts our class behind in our assignments.  Piper and I have just been keeping busy with trying to keep up with my school work and her play time.

Sadly Piper has been sick for the past 2 weeks with allergies, teething, and a cold.  She is finally almost over it and I am ready to get a decent nights sleep in my own bed again...haha!

She loves her bathtime!


Well, midterms have started and will continue until the end of next week and then it will be a week of vacation for us!  I am really looking forward to just being able to do hang out with Piper and work some more on my designs.  I am really looking forward to this semester being over because I GET TO GRADUATE!!!!!!  It may only just be an Associates in Art, but hey I'm just going to be happy having A college degree.  Anyways that's all.  I have a midterm to get ready for and a little girl to take care of.

Business, School, Building, and being a mom!

This is really late, but Merry Christmas!

HAHAHA!

Life has flown by since early October.  We celebrated Piper's 1st birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, my parents 38th wedding anniversary, New Years, and my MIL 50th birthday! That's alot of celebrating to do!

Life has just flown by so much.  Piper is now 15 months old and is a toddler. She is into everything. I just love it.  I'm in my last semester to get an Associates degree in Arts!  WOOHOO! Finally I'll be able to call myself a college graduate.  This Fall I'm entering back into the U of A to start my Bachelor's program back up.  The plan is to be teaching Jr. High or Sr. High History and be a Pom Squad coach to that school. 

We are also currently trying to build our home in Farmington.  My poor husband is working practically nonstop!  When I go to school in the mornings he is the one to get Piper up and ready for the day.  When it's his morning she likes to start their day off at 6 a.m. (I leave the house around 5:30 a.m.) and when it's my morning she likes to get  up at 7 a.m. She lets me sleep an extra hour, isn't she just the sweetest!

Well, to help out with my school expenses I have started up my own fashion company.  The name is officially Swingin' Styles.  Piper was the inspiration for it and it took my dad to help me get in going.  I just sold my first dress yesterday and will sell my first two paintings next week.  You'll have to check out that blog to find out more. 

That's all for now!

House of Styles

Well, I promised that I would have a new blog up and running by tonight for my new business "House of Styles", but for some reason google won't let me. So for now it'll be on here and I will work on a Facebook page.

Piper's vocabulary

This sweet little girl is about to turn ONE!

I can't believe it ! She is just growing up so fast.

These are a list of words that Piper knows how to say and what they are.



All forms of mom

All forms of dad

gigi (what she calls my mom)

mimi (what she calls Josh's mom)

Yeah yeah (mandarin for grandpa, what she calls both grandpas)

dog

cat

car

book

ball

truck

all gone

what's that?

read

reach

touch

please

thank you

woof

meow

bottle

bottle of milk!

water

Ricky

Lucy

Piper

Me done.

Me

Cluck cluck

She'll say brother while throwing her hands up in the air as if she's asking where her brother is.

That is it for now because I have more studying to do for my first midterm tonight.

Where has the time gone?

Well, this is Piper currenly at 11 months old. She no longer will stop long enough to take a picture so this is the best that I can get. She is a hot mess let me tell you. She loves to rip up magazines, books, and newspapers along with anything else that she can get her hands on.

This is the best picture I can get of us right now. She is just so curious about everything that is going on around us. I love this age because she is into everything and wants to go everywhere.

This is our favorite thing to do these days.....swingin' in the sunshine! She loves it, especially in her pink swing (an early birthday present).

This is Piper on a daily basis.....just as happy as a baby can get. She is always bouncing around and talking, not just jiberish, but actually words and sentences. I'll post later how many words she knows.

Well, at 11 months Piper is still an ok eater and sleeper. Her favorite things to eat are yogurt, apples, bananas, and cheerios. If I'd let her that is all she'd ever eat. She doesn't like to go in her highchair for mealtimes so I am usually following her around to feed her or she is climbing me while she is eating. I can't believe that she is almost 1 year old. She walks everywhere just about. She loves to dance and I call it the "turn on/off the hot and cold water dance". It really looks like she is trying to turn the cold and hot water on and off. That's it for now because I have to go to class.

Projects around the house

Well, school just started back for me as of last night. I'm taking a whopping 13 hours this semester. I know I'm crazy for doing so, but I need to finish all 3 of the degrees that I want before I'm 30. So to help get my life organized my mother spent the entire weekend helping me declutter my house and to create a playroom for Piper. The play room turned out exceptional! I'm currently working on 2 art pieces for it to follow with a 3rd and 4th later. I also plan on making some custom curtains for the window as well and I have to paint the dresser in the closet.





Piper's closet was really bare because she has outgrown so many things so a few weekends ago my mom and my sister-in-law went with Piper and I to a local consignment event and completely stocked Piper up for the Fall and Winter with some pieces transitioning into the Spring as well. Her dresser is also extremely full. All of the bins are filled with her clothes for the fall as well. The only thing left to stock up on is shoes and thankfully her foot will be a size 5 by her birthday and our local Family Dollar store carries some cute shoes for $5! I've already gotten her some cute pink leopard print canvas mary janes and some Chucks look alikes in hot pink! As soon as they get more colors in I'll be getting her some more.




This is her playroom!

She loves going in here everyday! If you can see her pink/green toybox I am making a painting to resemble it along with a polka dot one for the storytime corner where the chair is.

She likes to wander all over the room because she simply can. She is so close to walking by herself! I just can't wait for her to because my back is constantly sore! We will spend about 3 or 4 hours daily just walking all over the house. She now can just hold on to one finger while prancing all over the house.











Since I've started back to school in the evenings Piper has to go to a sitter.......her grandparents, daddy, and Aunt! I love having a supprotive family because they are free! It really takes away my anxiety to know that she's with my in-laws on Mondays, my mom and sister-in-law on Tuesdays, my husband on Wednesdays, and my father on Thursdays. Piper loves getting to go to the grandparents houses!