Our First Family Christmas! (:

This year, was our FIRST Christmas as a family, just us! Last year, I flew home with the girls on Christmas Eve, so I was with my parents, and then my in-laws for the holiday last year. This year, it was just the hubby, the kids, and me. In ways, it was kind've saddening for me, but in others, it was SO nice, to just be our little family. From here on, we can continue on our family's traditions (the ones we like), and make our own. It was a great, relaxing day for us. (:

84 Christmas Cookies Decor!

Alas, Christmas is here! And man, did I feel behind?! Literally, Christmas is five [5] days away, and we just now finished our Holiday Cookies! Wow. But of course the wait was worth it, and with 84 done and pretty, Eddy can even take some to work. And we know how popular that will make him! d: (or SHOULD)
Now let's get to logistics. I LOVE decorating the cookies with my mom come the holidays. But this year, is the FIRST year, I will not be with my extended family for Christmas. Sad right? Well, kind've. But the fun and exciting part - -> I get to do all the fun traditions from my family, and the ones Eddy wishes to continue from his, with OUR family! So oh yes, Paetin got down to business and helped me make our Christmas Sugar Cookies. Cause without cookies, it just isn't Christmas. And she has been around my family long enough, to understand that. (Of course this rule also applies to cherry roles, and even Eddy is accustomed to that one already!)

37 weeks - Full Term!

Eek! I can't believe B.Po.3 is due in just under three [3] weeks! I mean, three weeks?? Egads! Where has the time flown to? Today marks Thirty-seven [37] weeks and one [1] day into our pregnancy. We are a little anxious to meet the new family member, and even more so to FINALLY learn the gender. Once again, leaving it a surprise has been so much fun, yet so enticing as well! ( : Here is to number three being full term! Any day now!

Robbie Came to Visit (:

Robbie came down to visit. Just for the weekend, but it was still so nice to have a buddy come down and hang out for a couple of days. He was supposed to fly in late, Thursday night, but his flight was cancelled. Sad day, right? So instead he flew in the next afternoon, making his already short visit, just a little bit shorter. ): But hey, he came, and fun was had. First  of all, he'd promised Paetin some M&M cookies. We can NOT say that he didn't deliver. We have so many cookies in our house now, I'm pretty sure that we won't have to buy any at all, anytime soon. (: She was so excited to have a wrestling buddy around. She sure clang to him right away, pretty much until the time that he left. It was actually pretty cute to see. (:

Meeting Santa, Take: 2!

Last  year the girls both met Santa for the first time. I have to say, it was a rather smooth experience. I had to bribe Paetin to hug him, and Camy cried the whole time, but none the less, it went okay. So much so, that this year, Paetin couldn't wait to meet him again!! So we decided to head to the park of lights and hop on his train, and say hello. Now if only it were that smooth right? Of course it wasn't! The line that seemed short enough took an hour and a half to get through, and might I say, with five kids (my brother's family was there as well) a long line in a windowless train, is hot, and exhausting! But alas, we made it through, and once again, my girls met the big jolly man of Santa. (:

Making Christmas!

Last year, you might not know or remember, but Eddy and I did not get a Christmas Tree. I flew home on Christmas Eve with both the girls to surprise family, and Eddy worked a lot that year. With things tight, we'd decided that since we weren't going to be home for our actual Christmas, we'd just compromise without a tree. So THIS year, is our VERY FIRST tree! Now, still things are tight for us. So I had to appeal to him as much as possible. Cause with a tree, comes lights, a stand, a skirt and, dun dun dun, ornaments. That's the tricky one. So, to budge my case of needing a tree for at least Paetin's sake, I'd decided to make our ornaments. (:

Elf Hats, Elf Hats Galore!

Mom brought down some elf hats for the girls. A green for Paetin, and a red for Camy. I had seen some photos of my friend's little newborn girl wearing one like this for a Christmas baby photoshoot, and I just absolutely ADORED it. So being the resourceful girl that I am, I asked my mom to make some for my kids. (:

A Trip to the Zoo (:

My mom and dad came down to visit for a week, Dec. 1st-9th. They brought my niece, Samantha, with them, and it was a ton of fun to have all of the littles together! For the first few days of their trip, they were watching my three nephews so my brother and his wife could attend his company Christmas party in San Francisco. Needless to say, six kids five-years and younger, was definitely something else!

For the weekend they had the boys, we decided to spend a day at the zoo! Man oh man was that an adventure we had!! We did all of the little things you can. We went to pet the sting rays, and even fed them too. Have you ever FED a sting ray? It is SO crazy weird! But amazing at the same time! They don't have teeth so they suck the food out of your hand, but this huge fin of a lip has to cover it first.. We'll just say, it was a little freaky at first! The four older kids had a blast with it though! And I won't deny, it was quite the rush for me as well. If only Camy and Andrew were big enough to have not had to sit in the strollers for that one. .  though I don't think we had enough hands to help them all reach the rays yet alone stick the arms in to feed them!

Our Little Stumbler! 14 months!

It's FINALLY happened. Camy Raye has started walking! ( : Up until yesterday, you couldn't even grab her hands and walk with her. She would throw her whole body back and bend her legs with a piercing scream, actually to the point where you'd think someone was drowning a small cat or large rodent. But alas, our little sprout has found some courage! Yesterday morning Eddy grabbed her hands, as we do often, and she stood right up and walked around the house with him. All day she continued this pattern, to our complete and utter surprise! Then, last night after bath time, she was standing in front of me, Eddy held out his arms, and she took five nice steps to give him a big hug. But oh, it didn't stop there! She kept going! Little miss lambchop went from NO interest whatsoever in any sort of walking, other than along furniture, to taking up to 13 steps yesterday!! Talk about all or nothing type of girl! Paetin has had SO much fun having her little one walk to her. Such a fun time here at the house! The most exciting part for me, we still have just under two months before the new baby comes, so she'll be able to get in LOTS of practice in that time! PHEW! 

Here are two short videos from the events, sorry for the quality. It was her second run last night, and taken on my cell phone! I haven't had a chance to get a good one today with the camera, she's been shy. Every time I pull it out, she sits right on her bum and looks at me like I'm some sort of silly goose. LoL

Halloween 2011!

This year for Halloween, Paetin had been going back in forth for literally MONTHS on what she wanted to dress up as. It was mostly between her beloved TinkerBell, and Snow White. Now, since most things in her life are Tink, I was thinking Snow White would be more fun. So I won't deny it. I tricked the little one. LoL. I watched the movie with her and then asked her who she wanted to be, and said whoever you say now, is it! Of course having watched the sweet princess just sing and bake with furry woodland creatures, it was a win for Snow White! LoL. Now being the frugal person that I am when it comes to kid things, I of course insisted on making her dress myself. And I have to say. I was quite pleased with the results. ( :

Cameryn Raye's 1st Birthday!

It's true! Hard to believe, but true! Cameryn Raye turned one on the 15th of September!! AH!

Now as I said before, we did a small get together at the park for people to stop by and see us two weeks before her actual birthday in WA. Since all the family is up there, we only thought that'd be right. Nothing special, but something none the less. ( :

Washington Fun in August 2011

The Polansky family took a four week trip up to Washington to escape some of the Arizona heat, and have some fun with the family! Eddy was only able to go up for the first week, since he had to get back to work, but there were still adventures to be had! ( :

Week One [1]:


With Eddy home for the first time since the move, we were busier than ever! My parents (who we were staying with) didn't even get much "quality" time with any of us that week! Whew - was it exhausting, but so worth it!
Eddy got to meet his niece, Tristyn, and nephew, Ethan, for the first time. As well as getting to see his sister for the first time in quite some time.. We went to the zoo for the day with his dad Dan and had a great time! We all wore sweaters, but those Washingtonians were all in shorts and tanks enjoying the "heat". LoL ( : We did a few things with friends, like BBQ-ing with Shelly and Loren, Bonfires with the Straub/Springer family, and family days like up to Cultus Lake Water Park with the kids in Canada!

Invitations.

I was making Cameryn's 1st Birthday invitations this week. Though I think they turned out really cute, it hold sooo much for me. I can't believe that in just over a month, she'll be turning one. I made an extra for her baby book and I only have 3 pages left to fill. Which of course will be her birthday and one year photo.. and of course a few randoms from here until then. It's not even that she'll be one. It's soo much more than that. She'll be one, and then I only have 4 months before I have another little one here to play with. Talk about a full house!! I am so excited, but at the same time I want to make sure that I am enjoying Cameryn. I find myself already starting to switch things around in preparation for number 3. Which of course has to happen. It all just seems so fast. I have to say, pregnancies only seem to go faster and faster with each one in my book! It felt like Paetin was never coming, I was only fully ready for Camy a week before she came ( I was soo good about staying busy ) and now I'm already almost half way! EEk! Now this is all touching and nostalgic I know.. but I really do like how the invites turned out. And I am so excited to celebrate the first year for Camy Raye's life. She has been such a blessing to us, and now matter how hectic things get this next year, her first year will always be as great as Paetin's, and the next. Nothing beats that.

Camy - 10 Months Old?

I sat down yesterday and started making invitations for Camy Raye's 1st Birthday. This just seems SO wrong on so many levels! I am having her birthday a week-and-a-half early, since we'll be in Washington, and that's where all her family is other than my brother's family, and of course, Eddy. But really.. that's only a month away! Are you serious? 

So many factors make it hard to think she is almost one.. The number one of course being that I just had her! LoL. But really, the only other baby that I have had constant contact with, is Paetin, and when she was 10 months old, she was walking around, talking, and DEFINITELY responding to any spoken words to her. Whether to go get a diaper, or HOT. She new and acted like she understood you. Camy is just so different. I love her just as much, and even in different ways, but I'll tell you, she seems so much more like a baby to me than someone who is almost one!! 

Paetin Leigh is ALWAYS a Hoot!

I love Paetin's personality! She has grown so much in the last 4 years it's insane as a parent! I know they always say, time flies, but really, there's nothing that marks it like a kid! She has such spunk and is rather precarious I have to admit, but there is never a dull moment with her!
The move has been a little eventful, and emotional for her. But her imagination is just soo huge! Our understair closet has become her favorite fort with her blankets and pillows and whatever else she's doing. Slaying dragons, hiding from ogres.. gosh. What a kid! Not to mention her love of bubble baths! She's not only fun to just watch or hang out with, but she is such a good big sister! She loves Camy so much, and is always getting her to laugh when even Eddy and I can't calm her down. 

15 Weeks & Counting.

Gosh. 15 weeks into this pregnancy on Monday. Things have been so different. Starters, morning sickness for three weeks was something I'd NEVER had before, and now, at 15 weeks and 5 days, we've been feeling the baby kick on the outside! Like full blown tummy moving kicks! Wow, that was a shocker! But such a nice surprise for Eddy and I both since this isn't something we were expecting for another month or so. Great! (:

14 weeks and 6 days.

Changes in the House!

As you all know, we just got a new house. My mom and dad came down about two weeks ago, and man oh man did we change things around! The new paint made a big enough difference, but new carpet upstairs, tiling down, and even appliances were just "WOWING"!



First: The Paint. 

Now we didn't have the painters do the trim or the ceilings, since we were redoing the floors, we new the trim would be getting dinged up, and well.. the ceilings really only have a few spots from the previous owners that would just be easy peesy to fix as we have time later down the road. I mean c'mon.. I can do SOME things. (:
We chose a yellow/cream color for our man color. And a green (never had green walls before, but love it!) as an accent in the living areas, and a deep red (of course) as accents in the two main rooms. (: Now Paetin's room of course was done to match her bedding. It looks great! We figure, whether we have a boy or a girl, we have two twin beds in there, and well, we'll have two girls in there either way. So it'll last.  Now, the toddler room, (or Camy's soon to be) is painted to match Camy's bedding for her toddler sets. She'll be in there for at least a year or two before any changes, so we wanted to make it hers for sure. (: Then if we have a boy, he'll move in there, or if we have another girl, Paetin will take that room in time. (: 

Got the Keys!!

We got the keys to the new house yesterday!! Gosh I can't even begin to tell you the angst we are feeling! Mom and Dad will be here in just over a week to start in on the house! We bought paint today, so hopefully we'll be able to hire some college boys to paint for us this week so it's done before they get here! Gosh, so many emotions right now! But we are all just so excited! Don't worry, lots of posts and photos are coming! Eeeek! (:

B.Po.3

As we announced in late May, we're expecting Baby Po number 3! I'm just now about 12 weeks, so almost  into the "safe" zone. (: So far this pregnancy has been SO very different than with the girls, but hey, everything is always different every time! (: I am already bigger, but that just means maybe I'll have that big belly a bit longer! I'm not sure if I'd announced before, but we have a wide ranged due date. LoL. Anytime come January is really a good time for the little one to make an appearance. (: Between January 9th, and 23rd, 2012 is our calculated date! This baby will for sure keep us on our toes! We're very excited about the new addition to our family, as is Paetin! She is CONVINCED that I have a 'girl baby' in my tummy! LoL. I guess we'll see come January! Just wanted to give ya'll an update on how things are going! As I get bigger, or when I have my 20 week ultrasound [though I'll be in WA until 22 weeks so it'll be a little 'late'] I'm sure I'll post more about the pregnancy! (: Thanks for all of the support, we are all looking forward to what God has in store for our family! So far, he hasn't steered us wrong! 

The New House June 2011

We had our final walk through today with our house! Gosh, I like it even more this time, than the first! (: I can not tell you how excited we are to move, and to share this with my parents! It'll be so awesome to have them stay with us a part of each year! <3 
We'll be changing the carpet, painting, and more than likely turning the downstairs all tile instead of carpet. Also, obviously the kitchen needs new appliances.. it's just all going to be so much fun! The house is scheduled to close as of June 28, 2011 [Tuesday]. Mom and Dad are heading out of WA on July 7th, and should be here by the 9th for us to get started! Gosh.. it all just seems so surreal! 

Big News for Us!

For those of you who don't know, we got a house!! We're hoping it will close end of June. Then of course we have some things to do before we move in, but none the less we are completely stoked! Now don't let me fool you, we didn't get it alone. My dad has MS and will eventually move in with us, so Mom and Dad made this possible for us. They'll stay with us part time out of each year after they retire, as a winter home, and as Dad's illness gets more aggressive, they'll need someone to take care of them. They've helped us out soo much, we couldn't imagine not wanting to be there for them when they need us. As things close up and we start in on the painting, replacing the carpets and getting things together just in general, I'll be sure to post some photos!! As well, we'll be sure to get our new addy out to everyone. (: We are just so excited!


On another note, Eddy and I are expecting another little one come beginning of January 2012! Not to upset anyone, but we have chosen once again NOT to find out the gender. We enjoyed it so much while pregnant with Camy, and couldn't imagine finding out now. I am 6 weeks and have 34 more to go!! I can't wait to update you all as I progress! Paetin is thrilled to pieces that I "have a baby in my tummy" again, and I'm sure Camy won't really know the difference. Eddy and I once again have some serious name debates, so I'm sure that'll be the most fun. LoL. Number three, here we come! (:

Cameryn's New Du S:

So for those of you who haven't seen, I have cut ALL of Cameryn Raye's hair off. She only had hair on the top of her head, and the very top her her neck. The rest was either bald, or random bits. This was such a sad day for me. As you know, Paetin was bald until she was two [2]. And even then she barely had any hair. She had a mullet for about a year to follow that. Everyone told me, just shave it off, it will grow back faster and thicker. But I could not bring myself to do it. So in hopes that Cameryn will not have a gosh darn bad hair style through the age of one, I cut it all off now at 7 1/2 months. 
I figure this way I have three or so months before I go home to WA for a month, and four months until her first Birthday. Her hair is now one or so inches long. It was about that length at birth. I cut 4 1/3 inches off today, at least in the places that she had hair! I knew her hair was blonde, but I have to say, I didn't realize she was a complete towhead until we cut off the darker stuff! It doesn't look bad, but I once again have a bald baby in hopes of a thicker, more even growth! (: 

So there ya have it folks, Cameryn's before and after! LoL! Sad day, but we'll see how it grows from now on. <3

The Grand Canyon!

So we've lived in Arizona for over a year. We'd said since our first month we'd wanted to go to the Grand Canyon, and we just now made it 15 months later! LoL. But hey, at least we made it! (:

Our Easter! (:

The girls got all dressed up for out Easter (: Grandma Lou sent us Camy's dress, and we had bought Paetin's for her birthday with Easter in mind since it was the following month LoL. They looked so adorable all dressed up together! <3

My Newest Projects!

For those of you who DON'T know, I have been making a lot of baby products! I'm selling to family and friends mostly on Facebook for now.. if you're interested you can check me out there. But mostly, I'm going to tell you about WHERE I learned to make them. Tutus, are just easy. And HUGE seller! I make tutu dresses, and tutus for my girls, and friends'! They are just too cute! So here are some of those!

Missing the Pitner Family!

Erica, Hayden and Jaxsen came to visit. It was so nice to have them, even though there were the challenges. Our house is small, and we're only a one vehicle family at the moment so Erica and I couldn't really go out very easily with the kids. None the less, it was so special to have them. Paetin and Hayden LOVED each other. Outside of the 4 year old bickering. I know she misses him as much as I do! It'll be so nice to see them again in August. But here are some photos of the littles together during their 4 days at our house following San Diego. <3

San Diego with Grandpa Dan, Erica && boys!

Dan flew down to San Diego for two weeks to visit his family! His parents have been married for 50 years as of April 15th!! Isn't that a wonderful reason to visit?? (: San Diego is only a few hours away, so we figured we'd drive and hang out with Grandpa Dan and the family! Erica was planning to visit us here in AZ that week, so she just met us there with the boys, and then came home with us for a few days as well! But I have to say, after that long drive, and meeting Great Great Grandmothers, BOTH girls were out like a light when we got back to the hotel!! (: 

Okay, new rooms AGAIN! (:

I can't help it! We FINALLY got new furniture/decor for our living room! On a funny note, we went from limited furniture in each room (living room, master bedroom, && Paetin's room) to almost too much! LoL. We figured, we had the money, lets do it! We're hoping to have a bigger place in the nearish future so hopefully it'll all work out great for us! *keep your fingers crossed!*


First, we got a new couch and oversized chair! We are soo thrilled about these since we've loved this set since we were first engaged! Only took 3 years to finally get them, but better to wait till we could pay cash, then get what we couldn't afford! Also in the living room we have my newly etched mirror && finally my large clock! Yay! Not to mention I got a family wall done! Thanks to Bed Bath and Beyond a family wall will be easy small or big no matter where we go! LoL! (:

*`*Paetin Turns Four!*`*

Paetin Leigh turned four! It's so hard to believe that it's been that long! They aren't kidding when they tell you time flies, but you never notice it as much until you have a little bug growing by leaps and bounds right in front of your eyes! (:


{Paetin Leigh at three [3] days.}

~ My Projects as of Late! ~

So lately I have had lots of things to do! Not a bored moment for me! Between being home with both girls, running around with Eddy on his days off, and these keep me busy projects time is just flying by! (: It is so hard for me to believe that Cameryn Raye is six [6] months already, and even more flooring that Paetin Leigh turns four [4] at the end of the month!!!
My SIL Janel did a product review for Minky Couture. These are amazingly soft and snuggly blankets, the type that are addicting! But they're also a huge hole in the wallet after bought! So Janel and I set out on the project of making them!! Paetin Leigh's was first for me! She picked out her top print, which is just so cute! She loved it right away! She doesn't go to bed without it, and it's always there with her snuggled up on the couch when she watches a movie! I absolutely adore how much she loves it!

Washington, Washington, Washington! (:

There is nothing like going home to visit family. I was able to go home with the girls for five [5] weeks to see family && friends! I wish more than anything that Edward had been able to go with, but at the same time, I am more than grateful for the  chance to go back home for a while. Even if he couldn't. ):

I was able to spend Christmas with my family, my in-laws, && with my dad's family Christmas on New Year's this year down in Tigard, OR. It was so wonderful to see them all again, && for them to be able to meet the newest addition before she was 10! LoL!

Surprises for Christmas 2010!

Merry Christmas to the in-laws!! I pulled it off, thanks to the help of Nana, Gpa, && my parents - I surprised Dan && Ladena with my girls for the Holiday! It was probably the hardest kept secret for just over a month, yet it was still kept!

The girls && I flew in Christmas Eve, && then Christmas morning headed over to Nana && Gpa's after celebrating with my parents. Thinking that nothing was going on, other than hanging out, Dan && Dena were a little slow at getting over there. Of course once the shock wore off, they just hung onto those girls all day long. (: I honestly don't know how I'll ever top a surprise like this. &hearts; Nothing will ever stick in my mind like watching Dan meet his newest granddaughter.