Front Runner Fun

This morning Denny informed me that we were going to take the Front Runner up to the Gate Way Mall in Salt Lake. Despite the fact that it was cold out, I agreed. We invited Isaak along and it was a blast.



Since I have my spiffy new camera bag, I brought it along. Denny had much fun with my camera.



He also had fun irritating poor Sophie.



Sophie loves the water that sprays out from the ground.



To her, it's the best thing since sliced bread. (Other than Isaak)



Sophie loves her some Uncle Isaak.



After much fun and walking about, she was pooped.



She also painted my nails before we left. Aren't they awesome? I think so.

Gifts :)

As we were leaving my dad's house, Denny asked if I want to go to the store. Being as we bought groceries a few days ago, I didn't see a reason to go. He asked again, so I assumed he wanted to get something.

He informed me that we were getting my birthday presents, and pulled up to BestBuy.

Purse-like camera bag. :) While it isn't vibrant red, I am rather fond of it. It has room for my camera stuff, as well as room for other things I'd need to shove in there - wallet, phone, snacks, diapers, small puppies, and so on.

A diffuser lens.

A dvd. Awesome movie.

And last but not least.

Thanks hun :)

Cloth Diapers

Most of you know that we began our cloth diapering endeavor last spring/summer. I started by making about 15 pocket diapers from the Rita Rump pattern. We also had a dozen or so of prefolds. I was still iffy, but decided making them was better than forking our a couple $100 for a stash. The diapers worked wonderfully, and we did use them the majority of the time. We went from $40 a month on disposables to about $10. We only used them at night, so one pack lasted us a month.

Eventually I had to rebel. Washing the diapers wasn't bad, it was the folding and stuffing that would kill my arms. I had to fold 15 microfiber cloths, then stuff them into 15 pocket diapers, then fold 15 diapers. Every now and again I would forget my cloths and just use disposables for a while.



Then about a month ago I started looking at actual brand name diapers. The reason I never used cloth when we go out for a long time, or at night, is because the diaper I have do not pull the moisture away from Sophie's skin. They absorb wonderfully, but if she sits in the diaper for any real length of time, she'd get a rash. Rashes = Hell.

I am a fan of CafeMom.com. There are a few cloth diapering groups on there, so I joined them. There are sections where moms post diapers that they want to sell or trade, lucky me a lady was get rid of some brand spankin' new gDiapers. I've coveted gDiapers since Sophie was about a year old, I just didn't have it in me to spend $17 on one diaper. So I jumped right on that opportunity.



At first I wasn't too use about them, because the little inside snaps left marks on Sophie's hips. Simple fix - most to the next size up. I was trying to have her wear mediums, since logically she fits into the weight range. Silly me. Now that I put her in larges, I adore them. These are the diapers that she wears during the day. I like them because you don't have to change the cover every time she goes potty. Instead you just change out the insert, and since I'm super cheap I didn't even buy the "proper" inserts - I use prefolds.

But alas, they won't work for night time. Since I don't have inserts that would pull the moisture away from her bum, she would get a rash. That is where our BumGenious comes in! It pulls the moisture flawlessly. Sadly, I only have one. So once I get my hands on a few more, you can bet that we'll make the change to all cloth. Slowly but surely! :)


*Now on a related side note, there is a cloth diaper give away going on at The Cloth Diaper Whisperer. It is the 9th anniversary, so they are giving away 9 diapers. :) Now I have yet to ever win a giveaway, but one can hope. Plus, cloth is awesome.*

11 Days

Real Birthday Wish List.

Bum Genius one-size cloth diapers. Love. I bought one from the Quilted Bear a few weeks back (this same green color) and I adore it. Plus it's daddy friendly. I want an army of these for night time.

I'm also a big fan of my gDiapers. My only problem with them, is that the cute colors are hard to come by. I NEED COLORS! These are awesome though.

Lola Camera Bag by Epiphanie. $164 of beautiful! ...a girl can dream.
A pedicure/manicure. I've never had my nails professionally done. Sad, isn't it?
A tripod.

Camera Remote

50mm lens. Isn't it pretty?

Fabrics. More specifically - knit fabrics. (t-shirt material) I'd happily take a bag of old t-shirts. :)

Flip flops. 2 for $5 at Old Navy... I want one of every color. I have a flip flop addiction. My favorite flip flops from last summer broke. :(

Arizona plaid Bermuda shorts. IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. :( I got two pairs of these off Ebay last year and I love them. I would buy them in bulk if I could.

That is all for now. :P

Little Evan

My darling friend, Mary, had her 3rd little boy this morning. Little Evan Shaffer Hendrickson was born at 10:48 this morning, weighing in at 6 lbs 4 oz, measuring 18 inches long.

Of course I couldn't show up empty handed. :) I made Mary a double sided car seat canopy, and 4 matching bibs. I'll have to get pictures of the canopy when she brings him over for newborn pictures, being as I don't have a car seat.


Being around an itty bitty probably won't help the baby fever. His hair was so soft... I miss having a newborn. *sigh*


Apparently he takes after his daddy in the foot department. They are pretty big considering he's 6 lbs.


Congrats to Mary and Richard on their bundle of joy.


I'm sure they'll just have a ball with 3 boys. :P


(Ignore the fuzziness of the pictures, you don't use flash with newborns, and I am tripod-less... I tried to fix the blurs. *Hint hint* Somebody buy me a tripod for my birthday!)