New hobby!

Guess who the newest dōTERRA consultant is? ME!

I'm loving essential oils!

It's worked so good for Zoey to help her get over her sniffles and I've been using the Slim & Sassy to help get rid of my extra baby weight. I'm doing well and feeling soooo much better!

This is amazing stuff and I'm learning SOOOO much more effective than Western Medicine.

Even getting rid of cleaning supplies that have chemicals and using more natural, safe means of cleaning just as good if not better.

This is my link if you want to see what I'm up to:

http://www.doterra.myvoffice.com/vic

I'm not in it to make $ but to make better choices and live more healthy. Can't wait to learn more and share it. (It's too good to keep to myself!)

Valentines Day!!!

I had the best Valentines Day EVER! I came home from work to rose petals on the floor!

they lead to the kitchen where there were flowers, chocolate and coupons from my LOVE!

He is SOOOOO thoughtful!

Beautiful flowers!

He surprised me with a musical card and this balloon!

Here's our little Valentine Baby!

Surprise from my Sweet, Shopping, Gramma Great, Girls night out, & Mac's Halloween Masterpiece

I've run myself into the ground again and didn't have enough umph to go to work Friday. Little did I know I was ruining Mac's plans for the day. He was a quick thinker though and made arrangements. Anna texted me and invited me to walk to Walmart to with the kids to pick out Phil's Birthday Present. He wouldn't let me take Zoey - I thought she'd really enjoy the ride. But I gave in and let him keep her at home. It was a hot sweaty walk, but I was in good company. I came home only to find myself locked out. Mac let me in, ordered me to keep my eyes closed and to go cool off upstairs. I didn't hear any baby sounds... so I wondered if Zoey was even there. He came up a few minutes later and said dinner would be ready in 5-10 mins. I finished reading a chapter of Mockingjay (excellent series by the way!) and changed and since he it looked like I had a few minutes to spare, I waited at the top of the stairs waiting for permission t0 come down. That's when I saw him scattering pink rose petals on the stairs. How romantico!

This is what I saw when I came down the stairs. I floral path on the way to this....
Yum! I know... isn't your mouth water right now at this gourmet salad, rice, tilapia covered in peach BBQ sauce!? (With chocolate molton cake in the oven?! YUMMA!
And more flowers!!! I'm soooo lucky to have such a talented thoughtful man!
Eric, Brynn & family were nice enough to watch Zoey while we enjoyed dinner and raced to Stadium 8 for the movie Inception. It was a relaxing refreshing evening! I'm sooo blessed!

Last night we took Zoey shopping to Macey's Caselot sale. She's a good sport and didn't fuss. She was just really tired - but I think she enjoyed the ride.
Here she is keeping track of our coupons! What a sweetie!

Cousin Shannon was up so we made a trip to see her (it's been about 8 years!) and Zoey got to visit with Gramma Dutson for a bit. We had a good time!

While the men were at the Priesthood Meeting Sat night, we had a girls night out! Here we are in the dressing room finding some new duds. I think this pic is sooo funny!

Zoey is growing sooo fast! Her neck muscles are strong and one of her favorite places to be (besides Grammy Pammy's) is in the bouncer that Chris & Wendi let us borrow. She always has a big grin when she's bouncing away. I love this little girl!

Her smiles are sooo sweet! We can't wait to share them with Gramma and PaPa Backerman!

This is what I see when I have to go back to work after my lunch break picking up Zoey from Grammy's and waiting for Mac to come home from school.
Mac is enjoying school! He made this meringue skeleton. Yum! Isn't it too cute to eat?

Best Parents-in-laws EVER!

When Mac's folks were here for a week to welcome little Zoey, they bought us a crib! It arrived a few days ago. Mac put it together, and now little Zoey has a big place to sleep all by herself! That coupled with the mobile Wenda gave us makes for sweet dreams!

The Festival!

The Kansas City Renaissance Festival!

We spent Saturday having the time of our lives, wandering around the grounds, listening to talented musicians. Wathcing magic shows, and gypsy dancers, (I wasn't impressed with the crude pirates, but I liked their costumes).We got some stones from the Holy Land
(with our names written in Hebrew)
Very Cool!
Mom & Mac by a real live sun dial
(I couldn't believe how accurate it was!)Mac & Mom listening to Matty Striker!

Rapunzel!QueenKingUs & The Pirates
What a Handsome Knave!We didn't get to see an execution... but here's the guillotine.Yum! Cheesecake on a stick!
(It was soooo rich, Mac had to help me finish it.)

Axe Throwing!Mac rang the bell twice from his 3 tries!My Hero!
Corn Nuggets, Strawberry & Cream Pastry, & Sugared Almonds. YUM!!Right...At the end of the evening they have the town dance. I was terrified to change partners... but mom was able to get a shot of me dancing with the prince.I don't remember the name of this dance, (Mac knows) but it was super fun!After the dance, they have a song & performance.
(Notice the royalty on the balcony.)
There were several parades throughout the day, and at the very end was the executioner with a "The End" sign on his hiney.

Vacation!

It took me a while to catch up with everything, so I haven't had a chance to blog.
But here's a glimpse of what fun we had!

Megan's Birthday Party and her FAVORITE Uncle & Aunt!

Fishing with the Fam!

Just one of the many fish Mom caught.
I didn't catch any... but at least I figured out how to cast with Mom's guidance!
I felt a couple of nibbles, so maybe next time I'll be successful.

This may be one of my favorite pictures from our trip.
I love seeing a few of my favorite silhouetted against the sun set.
We spent a day in Joplin and enjoyed lunch at Long John Silvers. It's the first time I've ever been, and I even tried a fish taco. It was surprisingly good!

Check out these gas prices! In Logan, it's $2.57ishI've never seen a potato indiv wrapped and sold (look! it's from our very own ID!) so I had to take a picture!On our drive (I forget where) we saw a big frog in the road.
Mac got out to investigate.
(Aren't they cute together?!)

BEN*JAMMIN - "Spring"

Phil introduced Mac and I to an amazing music video last night.
The group is BEN*JAMMIN - The song is called "Spring", they are very talented and entertaining.

It's in German - so I wished I knew what they were singing... it's definitely worth a view.

Julie & Julia

Last weekend we went out to the movies! We were anxious to see the new Julie & Julia movie that just opened and it did not disappoint. In fact we enjoyed it so much, I had to get the book... and was tempted to buy the cook book the movie was based on. (Perhaps that will be a Christmas surprise.) Anyway, there's not a lot of feel good movies out there that make the viewer feel like they can start/finish something. Not only was it fun and entertaining, it inspired.