10.25.2010

bridal shower cake

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i made this cake and the cupcakes for the best friends bridal shower. the top tier was a conffetti cake with vanilla buttercream and the bottom tier was a triple chocolate cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting. it was super delicious! congrats carissa and dallen!!

10.14.2010

still growing.

maddix turned 8 months old on saturday. AND guess what else? he said his first word! “DADA”. sooo precious. we love hearing this little guy talk.  8 months also means..crawling a lot faster now, loves to feed himself, clapping, almost sleeping through the night {i feel like i’ve been saying this for awhile now}, another haircut, still has lots of chub, can now take a bottle when needed, can drink out of a sippy cup, had his first trip to the zoo in 105 degree weather, overly-friendly with babies {lets hope its not a big bully coming out in him!}, loves bath time, loves being outside, and last but not least..he is a major mammas boy! {don’t let his first word fool you :) jk he absolutely loves his daddy too.} i will be talking in the other room and he will follow my voice and crawl across the house to find me. smart kid!
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this kid keeps us pretty entertained. he has such a fun personality! we love him more than words can explain. such a good boy!
i finally took a picture of our house with the grass AND flowers. and please notice the amazing rain clouds in the background..dont you just love days like those?DSCN1570

10.05.2010

training

so training’s going well! besides the the fact that i have crappy knees and an owie on my hip. my sister in law katie & i wake up at 5 two days a week to run. i dread these days. its a love hate relationship. love to run, hate to wake up to darkness. and saturdays i run when ever i can wake up..or whenever maddix wakes me up. :) the farthest i've run so far is 6 miles. i am proud to say that i beat my record time yay! i was going for 8 min miles but i think it came out to like 8.5 min miles? you do the math. i did it in 52 min. i am hoping to do better than that in the turkey trot though. 5 weeks until the half marathon! i’m excited and nervous. but mostly excited :) my motivations will be 1. to drink a large chocolate protein shake when finished. 2. to wear the shirt around and say that i did it :) 3. to burn 1300 1800 calories in one day {1300 from running 500 from nursing. SCORE!}. 4. to hopefully enjoy a nice dinner out to eat..yeah brig?? 5. to be in good shape of course!
thats all for now.
love, shelby
p.s. did i mention that in 21 days i will be riding the waves in hawaii with my lovely husband? not to mention i get to run a 5 mile & 9 mile there and i am STOKED! and yes, brigham will be joining me for those as well :)
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pss. it wouldnt be a complete post if i didnt post a picture of my darling maddix. so here he is with his cheesy, but adorable smile, enjoying the AMAZING weather.
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9.30.2010

yummy breakfast

lately i’ve been feeling bad that i havn’t shared my delicious breakfast with you all :) here is what i eat pretty much every single morning. brigham can attest to this. and sometimes i eat it a couple more times each day for a snack…yummmm
moms granola
  • 3 c oats
  • 1/2 c instant milk
  • 1/2 c slivered almonds
  • 1/2 c chopped pecans
  • 1/2 c natural coconut
  • 1/2 wheat germ {i do 1/4 c wheat germ & 1/4 c flax seed}
  • 1/2 brown sugar {or applesauce}
  • 1/2 c oil {i use coconut oil mmm.}
  • 1/2 c honey {i like using 1/4 c agave nector & 1/4 c honey}
  • combine all ingredients, pour onto a cookie sheet, and bake 325 for 20-25 min.
  • {my oven only requires me to cook for like 15 min..so just start out low & keep an eye on it!}
  • {also, my sis gave me an awesome tip. if you want it chewy then mix it with your hands. :)}
i double this recipe & can easily go through it in a week..thats with brig eating only a couple bowls of it. its sooo good. oh, and i like mixing cereals..so i usually mix a half of bowl of this with a half a bowl of honey bunches of oats with pecans :) delish in a dish!
the last couple of days i decided to try making a strawberry spinach smoothie! this will now accompany my granola breakfast each morning. it was the best smoothie i’ve ever made! you gotta try it.
shelby’s strawberry spinach smoothie
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 3 frozen strawberries
  • 3 ice cubes
  • handful of spinach with stems cut off
  • 1/2 tsp honey
  • 1 tbps flax seed
  • dash of raw stevia {organic sweetener, opt}
  • 1 c orange juice
  • fill the rest up {to the top of the fruit} with milk
  • BLEND.
ENJOY :)

{not mine..image from here}

9.23.2010

weaknesses

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness.
I give unto men weakness that they may be
humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble
themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me,
and have faith in me, then will I make weak things
become strong unto them.” Ether 12:27
this scripture really touched me this morning during scripture study. i am going to be better. when i start to dwell on a personal weakness that i just cant get right, im going straight to to the Lord! no more doing it on my own. i love my Savior. i love inspiration that the scriptures and prayer brings. thank goodness for all of them otherwise id be quite lost in this crazy world!
love, shelby


9.20.2010

items of business

first of all, maddix is officially crawling..everywhere! we now need to baby-proof the house. like crazy. he loves getting into chords, almost tipped the stand-up fan onto himself, almost pulled the curling iron down onto himself. i tell ya, its scary!
second, in case you were wondering, we had an awesome weekend. friday morning we learned to love each other a little more and realize how blessed we are as a family and to have the gospel in our lives. brig’s good friends wife was pregnant with a little boy after trying for a couple years. she lost the baby a couple days before she was supposed to be induced. they had a funeral on friday morning that we attended. that was the most emotional thing. we just sat there and held maddix so tight..we could hardly get through the opening hymn “Families Can Be Together Forever”. we were super choked up. yes, even brigham..which is totally not like him. that was such a good reminder for us to take advantage of our sweet healthy little boy. i wouldnt have it any other way. that day we learned to be so patient with him..if he cried we just held him and comforted him and realized how blessed we are to have a crying baby in the home, to have a non-sleeping baby in the home, to have a baby in the home at all! i love my family more than anything and im so glad that we can be together forever.
brig took the rest of the day off. i went to lunch with my sister in laws then baked and decorated a cake for pretty much the rest of the night. {no worries, i took a break and we went to paradise bakery for din din and then walked to wal mart :)} my sisters and mom came over at 9:30..PM! to help me a little with another cake. they are the best! i would have been up all night doing that! it was a huge cake. but we had so much fun together :)
saturday consisted of a 5 mile run, more cake decorating, snorkeling in the swimming pool {practicing up for hawaii..the count down is on}, napping in the sun, and then dinner at arriba’s {delish} and walking around san tan mall with brig’s sister and brother in law.
sunday was a relaxed day, went to church, had home teachers, rested, ate dinner, then visited the weights.
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{this is from like a month ago but i just had to post it!}
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{lovin’ the shopping cart!}
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{he misses me during my workouts}
speaking of working out. this is my entertainment at the gym..not really her..but pretty much her twin and husband. my favorite part is watching from the second floor. everyone that she walks by just stares with nasty looks on their faces while whispering to their friends. it is awesome. what do you think brig? should i ask her to be my trainer?? eh? or better yet, should i ask her what she takin?
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9.09.2010

seven months means


  • pretty much crawling {especially if you put a tv remote, ps3 controller, camera, phone, etc in front of him}

  • getting into things

  • mirrors calm him down almost immediately

  • loves to climb all over mommy & daddy

  • pulls himself up on things & stands

  • still loving baby food and mommy’s milk of course

  • teething like crazy

  • so close to sleeping through the night, usually wakes up at 4:30 and then goes back to bed {sometimes once in the middle of the night as well}

  • wakes up anywhere from five to seven

  • two naps a day if we’re lucky

  • loves to laugh
  • thoroughly enjoys spitting {see video below}

  • either stickin’ his tongue out or biting his bottom lip

  • loves strings, laces, ribbons, chords {eek}

  • loves the swimming pool

  • still super chubby and we absolutely love it

  • holds onto his crib and stands up

  • loves resting his head on daddy after a long crawl

  • sat through a whoppin ten innings at the d-backs game

  • enjoys sitting like a big boy in the shopping cart

  • more kissable, huggable, loveable than ever! 
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