Busy Busy Busy

I just noticed that I haven't blogged in months. Life here has been a little bit heck tic.

Jason went off to training for Skywest at the end of February. He was pretty much gone for 6 weeks. I say pretty much because for the first 3 weeks he would come home on Friday or Saturday for few hours at a time.

Training was STRESSFUL!

Not just on Jason but on Me and both of our families.

Jason said it was the hardest thing he's ever done. He came home last Tuesday and then left again Monday to do his check rides. He wont be home until Friday night and then he'll do the same thing next week.

After next week who knows what his schedule will be like. As for right now he's domiciled in Palm Springs, CA.

Which means anytime he has a trip he has to get himself to Palm Springs to fly out of there.

This life is going to be really crazy for a while I think.

I'm trying to get used to being by myself most of the time.

We're lucky to have family so close by. I hang out a lot with my fam!

{In Other News}

Isabelle had tubes put in her ears on March 25th.

We have been battling double ear infections for 4 months and finally we were able to have the tubes put in. It has made a world of difference!

I had to take her over to the Primary Children's out patient building by the Riverton Hospital. The procedure was only 15 minutes long but they had to put her under to put the tubes in.

When she woke up she was confused and kept saying

"IZZY, IZZY, IZZY"

Once I was allowed to take her home she slept for almost 3 hours and then was perfectly fine.

Before tubes Isabelle was constantly sick or at least she looked sick with her snotty nose.

Now she looks healthy and her ears aren't bothering her anymore.

Its amazing the difference the tiny little tubes have made!

Well that's a quick update about our Family. I promise to try my best to blog more regularly.

{Fingers Crossed}

My Husband the Pilot!

{My husband has a job}

I posted a little while back that Jason lost his job last November.

We were shocked and worried about what the future would bring us.

It turns out it was a blessing in disguise

(The Lord knows best)

This last Tuesday (the 25th) Jason had an interview and

We just found out yesterday that he got the job!!!

Jason will be flying for

He goes to ground school on February 28th.

He has to pass ground school before he is technically hired

and we heard its absolutely brutal but I know he can do it!

My husband's going to make one sexy pilot!

I'm so excited for you babe! The long wait has paid off!!

I love you!

I have a 1 year old

Today my baby is 1!

I cant believe she's been in our lives for a year.

I remember thinking after having her (besides thank heavens that's over)

is that she was the most beautiful baby ever.

She was all wrinkly and her extremities were blue but she was beautiful.

She had the cutest little scowl that unfortunately went away a week later.

She has done so much growing in the last year its hard to remember that she was once

a tiny little thing.

We've enjoyed so many first with her..

her first bath,

first tooth,

first time she rolled over,

first time she smiled for real,

first time she laughed,

first time she crawled,

her first steps..

I cant wait to see all the other first that are to come.

Isabelle has brought so much joy into my life and the lives of those around her

its amazing what the love of a child can do!

Well beautiful, determined, independent little Isabelle Happy First Birthday.

You've brought so much this first year of your life

we cant wait to see what this next year brings us.

We love you!!

11 months and counting

My baby is now 11 months. Next month she'll be 1, I cant believe it. I swear she gets funnier and more silly each month. She's starting to run a little bit but she always looks down at her feet so she ends up falling all the time. She has so much energy and is always on the go. We're trying to teach her to go down the stairs backwards but so far she hasnt grasped the concept. I'm pretty sure she see's everyone else going down the stairs the good ol' fashioned way and she wants to do the same.
Man is this little girl a jabber box. She talks and talks and talks. It gets really interesting each Sunday in church when she's talking through every prayer and lesson. Its pretty cute though!
I'm so excited that her first Christmas is a round the corner. Its going to be some much fun see what her reaction is to all the presents.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday

I know I'm a little behind but I thought it was still worth writing about. Thanksgiving was nice this year. We didn't have to worry about running around to see both families. Jason's parents went to California to see his sister and My mothers parents went to Las Vegas to see my aunt and uncle. So that left us just one place to go, dad's parents. It was nice to sit around and talk to everyone without having to worry about running off to see other family members. After dinner and sitting around to talk forever. Jason took Isabelle home to bed and I stayed out at my parents to go Black Friday Shopping.

We go shopping every year on Black Friday. I know some might call us crazy but I think its actually fun. I never really go with anything in mind that I need to buy but I always find things. Things didn't go exactly to plan this year. We started off at Toys 'R' Us but it was going to be a 2 hour wait out in the cold. So we headed over to Walmart, some of there sells started at midnight. We ended up standing in line for different things from 10:30-5:30. We were at walmart all night long. We made some friends, saw people get trampled, waited in line for a wii only to find out they supposedly didn't have any (they did but it took them an hour to find them). It was a crazy night but you can be sure we'll be going out again next year.

10 months and other fun stuff

Well another month has past and that means Isabelle is now 10 months old. She's growing like crazy and learning a ton. I know everyone thinks their babies are smart but seriously Isabelle is SO SMART! She can blows kisses, and tells everyone she sees "hi". She now has 3 teeth on top and 2 on the bottom. She's been walking for a month now but she really wants to run (She's always trying to keep up with her cousins). One of our favorite things to do is watch Isabelle dance. Her favorite song is "All the Single Ladies" and she even sings along with it, by singing the "oh oh oh" part. Its so fun to watch her learn and discover new things. She truly is the best thing ever and the biggest blessing we've ever had.

A few weeks ago Jason and I along with our friends, Slyler and Hilary, went to the iFly and FlowRider in Ogden. The iFly is a giant wind tunnel that's used to train sky divers. We each got to spend 2 minutes in there in one minute segments. I know 2 one minute sessions doesn't sound very long but trust me it actually seems like forever. I found it very difficult to relax my first time in the tunnel. I was squeezing my butt-cheeks together so tight my butt muscles hurt for a week. The second time went much better. Jason and I "flew" practically the whole time and really enjoyed it. I think we'll definitely go back one day.

Isn't the clothing pretty?

The FlowRider is an inside man made wave that you can surf on. Let me tell you, I sucked! The longest time I stayed up was about 2 seconds. Jason actually did pretty well, He at least got up and rode the wave for a few seconds. You know the one thing that I thought was weird about the FlowRider is there was no instruction on how to do it. They kind of just throw you in there. Lucky for us there was a very nice pro-surfer who was more than helpful. If it weren't for him we wouldn't have had any clue on how to ride the wave (not that I know now). It was fun experience and its really to bad we don't have one out this way so we can get more practice.

Now unfortunately for the bad news. last Friday Jason was let go from his job. Apparently the slow season is upon us and there wasn't enough work to go around. What do you say other than It Sucks! It sucks that they let him go so close to the holidays and with no warning. I know that something will turn up and we're surprisingly optimistic about the whole thing. We're doing everything we can to stay hopeful that some other job will come up quick. We're keeping our fingers crossed that the airlines start their big hiring boom soon. Please keep us in your prayers as this is a crazy time for us. We know we're better off then a lot of people and we're counting our blessing. We're just hoping a job comes along soon, if you hear of any job openings let us know. For now Jason's a stay at home dad and he's enjoying the time with Isabelle. I kind of like that he's home with her, to bad we cant afford for him to do that forever.

On a happier note I realized I never blogged about Halloween. Since this Halloween is my favorite holiday and it was Isabelle's first I think I should at least include a picture of her in her Halloween costume. She looked so cute as Tinker Bell. She had matching sparkly green shoes that squeaked when she walked in them. She was the cutest little fairy ever. It was way to cold outside to do any real treat or treating. We did go to my grandmas house and let Isabelle trick or treat with my cousins and nephews but after 5 houses it was to cold to keep her out. She was extremely excited to see people put candy in her little bag. She carried her little bag around so proud. Halloween is so much better when you have a kid to take treat or treating. I cant wait for next year, Hopefully the weather is better.

I spoke to soon

Isabelle is walking!
and loving it.
As soon as I can find the video of her walking las Wednesday I'll post it.


If that isn't enough excitement
Here's a video of Isabelle playing paddy cake.
She likes to "Roll It"

9 Months Old

My Baby is 9 months old today :(

The rate at which a child grows is mind boggling.

This past month has been a fun one

(they all have been, shh..)

Isabelle has learned to walk...Kinda

Monday (Oct. 4th) Isabelle took 3 steps all by herself.

Since then she hadn't had much interest in walking until Yesterday.

Yesterday she was all about taking a few steps here and there.

She's going to start walking soon and I'm not ready for that yet.

She now has 2 bottom teeth and one more coming in (I think)

She says "Uh-Oh" when she drops stuff and it always makes me laugh

she's such a happy baby,

Always smiling

Clapping

or Laughing

We adore her

But who wouldn't love this face ???

Drews Birthday/ Anniversary Dinner

My cute Nephew Drew turned 5 this month.

He wanted to go to Pirate Island to celebrate. Arrr...

We had our own private cave, delicious pizza, and an arcade

What more could a 5 year old ask for?

Drew is the best person to watch open presents.

He gets tickled pink when all the paper is off the presents.

He says things like:

"This is what i always wanted for like my whole life"

(even though we all know he's never seen this "favorite thing" in his whole life)

(This is the pillowpet Drew wanted so badly)

After dinner and presents we played in the arcade.

Jason ended up winning a iPod shuffle out of the claw machine.

I've never seen anyone win anything out of those things.

When our tokens all ran out we ended up with 556 tickets.

Drew was so happy to get to pick his prizes.

All in all i think he had a pretty great birthday.

Anniversary Dinner

So our anniversary was 2 weeks ago.

We've come to find out that with a child and responsibilities

we don't get out exactly when we'd always like.

However we finally got to celebrate this weekend.

Jason took me to:

It was DELICIOUS!!!

and expensive, but totally worth it!

I would recommend it to everyone.

We had such a fun time but go when you're not being rushed.

It took us over 2 hours to eat.

All the food was mouth watering but the dessert was AMAZING!

It was called the White Chocolate Creme Brulee.

Its to die for.

We will definitely be back

Although with the prices it will probably be a while

BUMMER :(

First Tooth

Isabelle got her first tooth this week. She had a rough Sunday night, She woke up at 4:00 am screaming. I thought that maybe her leg got caught in the bars again. (that's right I said again). She was smack dab in the middle of her crib all rolled up in a ball. I tried rocking her back to sleep but every time I tried to lay her back in her crib she would start screaming again. She did finally go back to sleep an hour later. I had to wake the poor girl up to take her to Courtney so I could go to work. Courtney called me at work to tell me Isabelle had a tooth! I couldn't believe I hadn't noticed it but when I went to pick her up I realized why. You cant see it. (That's why I didn't include a picture in this post) Its literally just above the gum line on the bottom. You cant see it but you can feel it. I'm also pretty sure she's getting the one next to it. Oh Joy!

Happy Anniversary to Us

Today marks the 4th year Jason and I have been married. I cant believe its been that long. This last year has probably been the best year so far. We added Isabelle to our little family and we couldn't be happier to be her parents!

Happy Anniversary Babe!

I can't wait to see what the rest of our lives bring!

Laughing Ducks!

Yesterday we went and feed the Ducks at the "Wetlands" (Its a little park in the next neighborhood over from my parents house). By we I mean myself, Jason, Isabelle, Courtney, Drew, Preston, & My Dad. We found a jack pot of ducks in the pond. We feed them almost a whole loaf of bread. 3 of the ducks got really daring and came up by us to get some easy food. We had a good time but the bread was gone before we knew it. We decided it as time to leave. The ducks didn't seem to happy about this as they were quacking up a storm as we were leaving. As we headed back up the trail Drew Said.....

"Jason the ducks are laughing at you"

Then we all died laughing!!!

8 months

Isabelle is 8 months old now!! How does time go by so fast? It sure does make me sad that she's not so little anymore.

She's all over the place and into everything. The one thing she's not into (thank heavens) is the kitchen. She doesn't care for the tile to much.

She'll crawl on the tile but its definitely not her favorite.

She's turned into a sassy little thing.

She'll let you know exactly how she's feeling. You're either going to get the cutest squishy smile or you're going to have her scream at you. Its really funny either way though.

She Dances!!!

Its hilarious. If theres music on she's bouncing along to it. We love playing music videos just to see her move.

She's been spending a lot of time with her cousins and she adores them. They can make her laugh by just talking to her. Isabelle wants to be right there with them running and having fun. All to soon will she be trucking along besides them.

She's in love with frozen yogurt (Yes I know she's not supposed to have any yet)

She's learning things like crazy and can now says mama!

She's just the best little thing ever. We love her to pieces and cant imagine life without her.

She is our SUNSHINE!

Jason's Birthday!!

PARTY!!!

On Sunday Jason tuned 31!!!

We spent all weekend celebrating his birthday.

On saturday Braden, Taylor, and Brandon took Jason shooting. Nothing Says Happy Birthday like shooting a couple of clay pigeons.

Then for dinner we went to Su Case with my family. Its one of my very favorite Mexican Restaurants.

If you haven't been there you should go! Their salsa is AMAZING..

Drew was so excited to give Jason the present he help Grandpa pick out.

It was a ROCKET! Well actually it was 2 rockets and a launch pad.

No Jason and I have our own rockets to take when the family goes to launch them!

On Sunday I got up and made a quiche for breakfast.

Then Isabelle and I gave Jason his presents. 3 shirts and some DVD's.

We also ordered him some pants but they didn't get here in time.

This boy is so hard to shop for.

He is 6'5" and both his legs and torso are long.

Its so hard to find pants that fit (I almost always have to order online)

and shirts fit unless i forget to hang them to dry.

I cant dry any of Jason's shirts in the dryer or they come out to short.

ANYWAY

After Church we went to Jason's parents house for dinner.

His grandma was in town and it was nice to celebrate with her there.

Dinner was awesome and Jason got more presents and money for badly needed new tires (Woo Hoo)

Birthday's are so much fun!

Happy Birthday Turkey Face we love you!

Climbing

Isabelle learned to climb up the stairs on Monday (8/23/10) at grandma Stacey's House. Here's a video of her going up the stairs at home. She's even fast at going up the stairs now. You can't even turn your back on her or she's half way up the stairs. She's such a stinker. I'm not ready for her to be so mobile. She crawls all over the place and pulls herself up on furniture. She's even walking around the furniture now. Its just crazy! She a fast learner. It seems like she started to crawl one day and then 2 days later she was pulling herself up on things. Ahhhhhh. We're not ready for this yet. I guess we really don't have a choice though. Courtney was nice enough to have Doug bring up one of Preston's waking toys from Mesquite. Its a cute little car that converts into a push cart. Isabelle loves it! She pushes it all over the house. I'll have to post a video of that sometime. Anyway, Here's the video of Isabelle conquering the stairs.

7 Months

I cant believe I forgot to blog about Isabelle turning 7 months.

Isabelle is getting so big although I'm not sure how big since we don't weigh her at home. She only gets weighed at the doctors office. :)

It's been so fun for Jason and I to watch her grow. She has learned so much in the last few weeks. A week before she turned 7 months Isabelle learned she could get into a sitting position on her own.

A few days before she turned 7 months she learned to crawl.

Yep that's right we have a CRAWLER on our hands.

Not only does she crawl, she also stands up using the furniture. Although she doesn't think she needs to hold onto the furniture the whole time, which has resulted in a lot of falls. She's surprisingly pretty well balanced

Unfortunately for us she still isn't sleeping through the night. We're trying very hard to just let her cry herself back to sleep but its so hard to listen to her cry in the middle of the night. Oh well it has to be done. I'm sick of getting up every night. I think I've only slept twice through the whole night since we had her and both times are because she was having asleep over with my parents. (Thanks Mom & Dad)

She says DADA but we're sure she has no idea what it means. She is a gabbier box though. She talks all the time or is blowing raspberries at everyone. She's HILARIOUS!

She seriously gets no attention at home,or anywhere else for that matter. She's not spoiled at all, no one even likes her, it's really sad.... Ya Right

We love her to death. She's been so much fun lately and Jason and I are loving this age. She is so smiley and interactive. She's just the best thing ever!!

The Twisted Stitches...Our First Booth

Last saturday Courtney, my mom, and I set up a booth at the Highland Fling. Thanks to my friend Haylie who had rented the booth and let us move in on her space. We had a fun time and it was a really good experience. We didnt sell as much as we would have liked to but it was still a good time. I think next year we'll have to rent a booth or two at some different city's and see how those go.

Nasty Rash

Still Smiling even though she doesn't feel well

This is my Little baby with a nasty rash. Last Monday I dropped her off to my sister so I could go to work. When I was saying goodbye to Isabelle I noticed a small light rash on her shoulders but when I came to pick her up this is what she looked like. The pictures really don't do it justice, she was covered in red little dots. They were everywhere, on her ears, on her palms, the bottom of her feet, literally everywhere. She didn't really sleep that night but when she got up for the day on Tuesday the rash looked much worse. So into the doctor we went. Isabelle has been on amoxicillin for a couch that wouldn't go away. I was positive it was an allergic reaction. Her doctor said he didn't think it was an allergy and he was sure it was 5th's disease (which is just a virus). He said it should clear up in a day or 2. He was right, The next day she looked much better and by Thursday the rash was gone. Thank heavens for that, Isabelle hadn't been sleeping because she wasn't feeling well. Luckily, we're all back to our normal selves here at the Powell home.

Look at that cute bum :)

What's in a name???

Thank you to everyone who helped us a name for our shop. We loved all your names but unfortunately for us most of the names had already been taken. After a lot of deliberation we decided to go with The Twisted Stitches. Thank you to my dad for coming up with the name.

We're still trying to set up shop but please drop by and check out what we're making.

HELP!!!

I've decided to set up an Etsy shop to sell little odds and ends of stuff I've been making. The only problem is I can not come up with a name for the shop. I have tons of ideas but nothing that really jumps out at me.

So I'm holding a CONTEST!!!

Leave a comment on this post with a name you came up with for my shop. If you're name gets picked or inspires me you will WIN one thing out of my shop. I'll be selling Car seat covers, headbands, belts, tutu's, purses, traveling totes, and anything else I can come up with. Check out my other blog here for an idea of what the purses and car seat covers will look like..

Thanks Everyone!!!

So far behind!

need to start blogging more often. So many things have happened lately I need be better at blogging when they happen so I'm not so far behind.

Any way in order of what happened...Here we go

My awesome sister-in-law was deployed on June 25th. We got to go to the airport to see her off. It was a very interesting and sad experience. We saw so many people with brand new babies and little kids say goodbye to their families. When it came time to say goodbye it was an absolute tear feast. It was so hard to watch my brother say goodbye to his new wife. We're very proud of Jayme though. It's not easy leaving everything you know for a year to serve our country. Thank heaven for all those who are willing to serve our country so we can live the good life.

Girls night out oh yeah!! My sisters, mom, and I went to see Eclipse on opening night! It was so fun. But I don't think I'll see another movie on opening night again. The girls were crazy and there's nothing but hooting and hollering throughout the whole movie. Oh well I love the books and the movie Eclipse was the best so far. It sticks to the book and it was fantastic. I'm definitely Team Edward but after this movie I think I'm also Team Lautner!! Man that boy is beautiful!

6 month stats:

16 lbs 8 oz - 62%

26 inches - 65%

Last but not least Isabelle turned 6 months old on July 12th. I know I say this every time but I cant believe how fast time goes. She's getting so big and I'm loving this age! She has been so much fun lately. She's giggling all the time and is more interactive. She wakes up happy to see us and talks to us all the time. We pierced her ears on July 13th. She cried a little bit but then we gave her a sucker and she was fine. She looks so cute with earing's, I'm so glad we pierced them now instead of waiting. This way she'll never remember the pain and then its all said and done. woohoo for growing little girls!!