Fluffy Bums!

I wanted to post this in an effort to hopefully win this giveaway Kelly Wels, a cloth diapering site, is giving away a Bum Genius 4.0 cloth diaper kit with:
  - 18 Bumgenius 4.0 diapers
  - 1 diaper pail liner
  - 1 diaper sprayer

Sweepstakes entry form

WOW!  This is exactly what I need to diaper two babies at the same time.  I love these type of diapers!

I love cloth diapers for alot of reasons.  Comfort for baby, cost, convenience, cuteness, enviromential reasons, and they are alot easier to use than you would think.  I have wanted to cloth diaper since I was pregnant with Taylor but I got all sorts of flack when I would tell people I was considering it.  When Taylor was two or three months old I started cloth diapering him and I am so glad I did.  We need to trust our decisions as mothers and you won't know if something works for you until you try it right.

THE END OF AN ERA

When we were engaged, my husband and I didn't spend alot of money on dates.  We usaully would just enjoy spending time together with his family at his house.  But one thing we did alot of was go to BYU Basketball games.  I grew up in Chicago when the Bulls had their three peat with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.  And I love basketball.  I don't keep up with the NBA anymore.  But one person I do love in the basketball world right now is Jimmer Freddette. 

He started playing for BYU back when Brian and I were dating/head over heels in love. (:  (Which we still are!)  And ever since he started playing I recognized his potential and he has been my favorite player.  This is his last year and I am sad to see him go because of all the memories.  But I know we will all go on to bigger and better things.  BUT Jimmer you will be missed!

Air 1 - Sanctus Real "Lead Me" LIVE

I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM

Taylor looks like he's is screaming is this picture.  And it is because he has a big annoucement to make. HE IS GOING TO BE A BIG BROTHER!  On December 8th, we found out we are expecting.  On December 29th, we saw our little baby with beating heart on an ultrasound.  And around August 8th, we will be welcoming another child into our family.  And for a couple months will be the happy and overwelmed parents of two under 2. 

We hope all goes well with the pregnancy.  We had a little scare in the beginning of the pregnancy but it was such a relief to see the ultrasound.  We hope to continue to see assurances along the way and welcome our 2011 baby in August.

Thanks for all your love.  Taylor doesn't know it but he's excited too!

Love,
                                                                        
                                                                      Brian, Rachel, and Taylor

Man of the Year

The last few days I have been reminded of what a wonderful man I married.  He truly is amazing.  I haven't been feeling the best and he has been taking care of Taylor, doing dishes, doing laundry, letting me sleep. And he even came home a few hours early last night after making a run to the store for me. WOW! And he is the best dad. Here are a few pictures of him doing what he does best.  Loving and spending time with Taylor!

 Taylor and Brian w/ Taylor on BiliBed                        
Taylor and Brian while Brian is studying for school

 Taylor and Brian on Brian's first day of school              
 Taylor's first time in a real pool at Seven Peaks

 Taylor and Dad waiting to get on the hayride at the Castle Valley Pageant. This was before we had a crazy rainstorm. But the rain died down right before the show started and their was a beautiful double rainbow.

Our First Home

We never thought in our wildest dreams that this year we would be moving into our first home.  In February, we had a string of many blessings that allowed us to get into a home.  So we jumped on the bandwagon and started our home search.  We had a few bumps/disappointments along the way.  But we are so grateful those houses didn't work out.  Because we found our home. 

We put our offer in at the end of March and didn't hear back until June 16th that the house we ours.  The whole three months we waited we didn't look at a single house.  We just knew it was our house. But there we were hoping to get the 8,000 dollar tax credit so time was of the essence.  We had to close in 10 days. AHHHH!!!  But we did it.

Anyone who has bought a house and applied for a loan knows about all the paperwork. Well, we had to get a new loan officer last minute, with only one working car, a 9 month old, and a scanner that just wasn't cutting it, I did alot of running a stroller around town to the nearest UPS store to scan and email all the important paperwork. And there was always more paperwork they needed and more trips to the UPS store.  But we got all the paperwork in and are now glad to have that process behind us.  

After they excepted our offer, we went by to see our house and discovered our backyard had grown into a jungle.  Needless to say, I was concerned and was wondering what we had gotten ourselves into.  Luckily, some nice neighbors had been nice enough to mow the front yard.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.  I am sure I am not the only one who feels like they are neglecting their child while trying to settle into a home.  But we seemed to really enjoy being in this box as long as he was close to Mom.

This Saturday from 1pm-4pm

Come and browse my catalogs and wrapped gifts. And while you are looking have something hot to drink and some goodies. I have gifts for women, men, and teens. Please, stop by and see our home. Get in the holiday spirit! If you come you get a 10% off and 20% off if you bring a friend. And you can combine this with some awesome sales on outgoing inventory.

Mary Kay Open House

Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 1:00pm

1137 E 360 S Provo, UT 84606

www.marykay.com/raverett