Levi's First Snow!

Last night it started snowing! There's nothing to do in this town and Blake is at a job for a few days...and found out he may have to go out on another after this job. 100+ hour work week...Yes please! Anyway...It started snowing when it got dark out. I was watching the Grammy's and they kept interrupting. The curtains were closed so I was like wth are they talking about. So I look out the door and see this...

This was when it first started but we ended up getting at least 3 inches if not more. I ventured out today and surprisingly they plow the roads here! Shocker! People in Tennessee are clueless about how to clear roads apparently because it's always a mess! And last I looked out most of it was melted. 

To bad little man is so small or we would have gone out to play! I saw some boys today walking around with sleds. Oh to be young again! 

They said it should be in the high 50s at the end of the week. Thank god! This cold stuff has got to go!

Ain't he cute! He's getting so chunky! And he looks like an old man going bald on the top! hahaha

Have a Good Monday!

~Christine

Ketchup and Sadness...

This is probably the weirdest blog post I will ever do but...I was just making breakfast and thought I would share. So when we got into Oklahoma we obviously needed to get some groceries. Our hotel room doesn't have a kitchen but we do have a fridge, microwave and coffee pot. We brought a little electric skillet and a george foreman with us. Surprisingly other than not having an oven we've been able to manage. I almost feel like I'm camping! lol

And now I'll get to the post. Battle of the ketchup's! 

VS.

I love me some ketchup! I don't know about you but there is a HUGE difference in taste between Hunts and Heinz! While at the store I grabbed a bottle of Hunts. And let me just say it is disgusting!!! I don't even know what the heck is going on with the taste but it does not taste like any normal ketchup I've ever had. It's so bad I think I will actually throw it away! Gag!

I will forever be a Heinz girl!

Random no?! lol

On a sad note: Whitney Houston passed away yesterday. The Grammy Awards are on tonight. If they do a tribute to her I think I may just cry like a 2 year old. I mean I know people have to pass away at some point but she was only 48! I saw the post when I got on facebook yesterday and thought it was a joke. You know people like to start rumors. But sadly it isn't. I was watching the news this morning and they said she was found dead in her hotel room. They tried to resuscitate her but she was already gone. They aren't sure how long she had been dead but they did say someone in the room upstairs heard 2 loud booms. First off if the person above your hears something that must have been pretty loud. They're saying they think the booms may have been someone kicking in the bathroom door. I do believe that's where they say she was found. I'm pretty sure everyone has a suspicion as to what killed her. She was one of my first favorite singers and it is soooo sad!

This is my favorite song of hers and she will be missed!

                                          

Sad day :(

~Christine

Oklahoma

We made it to Oklahoma on Tuesday. I would like to say I'm excited about it but...it's pretty boring out here. The closest Walmart is 20 minutes away and the closest Target is over an hour. Around here there's a Kmart and that's pretty much the only store. There are 2 grocery stores but no Kroger or Publix. And there's food places. That's all! It's a really small town. Pretty sure you couldn't get lost if you tried.

We had chinese the other day for lunch and it was so good! There's also this place called Braums. It's a normal fast food place combined with like a Baskin Robins or something. And they also have a little grocery store inside. Odd! But they do have the best ice cream. Cookies and Cream is my favorite now!

Monday night we stayed in Little Rock. Levi was laying on the bed and discovered that he has legs! So now he kicks all the time!

Cutest thing ever! And he loves watching tv. He was watching wheel of fortune Monday night.

Blake has the weirdest job. His week started Tuesday at midnight yet he hasn't worked until today. But...he still gets paid no matter what. Fine with me! He actually got a call yesterday to come in at midnight but it started to snow so they changed it to 6am today. The only thing that sucks is he has no clue when he gets off. Depending on what they do it could be anywhere from 14 hours to days. And when they stay out for days they get paid for 24 hours a day. Nice! I like his job I just wish there was more to do out here because so far I'm not sure about moving here. And it's so cold! There's hardly any trees here and it's super flat so the wind is brutal! We actually had to go buy some warmer clothes yesterday.

My camera is in the car but when I can get to it I will post some rather boring pictures of around here. lol

Have a good weekend!

Family

Yesterday was Blake's grandmas 83rd birthday party! So glad we went! This was the first time I actually got to meet everyone. His grandma has Alzheimer's and was so excited to see a little baby! She wanted to hold Levi the entire time. It was so cute!

 This was right when we walked in. That's Levi's great grandma.

 Love!

 This is Blake's cousin and her boys.

 He was a little excited!

 Feeding time

 Go glad we will have this picture forever!

 Love this!

 One of his aunts on the left and an uncle on the right

Blake's cousins boys again

We barely made it home in time for the super bowl! We made Rotel and Chicken Soft Tacos. And I'm not much of a drinker but I had my first beer since I've been prego! Sam Adams is the only way to go!

So...Blake has had some issues with being paid from his work. It was his first check from them and they put in our address wrong so they mailed it to the wrong place! How frustrating! So after 10 days of waiting he finally got it today. Thank god! 

As I type this we are in the process of packing for Oklahoma. Not to move yet but to stay for a few weeks. It's a 12 hour drive so tonight we are staying in Little Rock and then heading to Oklahoma in the morning. It's probably not going to be to exciting but for me it will feel like a vacation. I'm tired of being locked up in this house!

Time to finish packing!

Have a good week!

~Christine

Family Pictures!

We got our first family pictures done today! Levi was so good and stayed awake the entire time. We got a ton of shots. We ended up picking out 3 poses of him, 2 family ones and one of each of us and him. We also got 2 others and the cd with all of the pictures on it. My computer is one of those smaller laptops that doesn't have a cd drive and Blake's only works when it wants to. So...I can't load that pictures :( I could scan them in using the printer but that would take forever and I'm to impatient for that!

So....I took a picture of the pictures. The quality sucks but it will have to do for now! They turned out better than I thought!

 I love this one! He has his peace sign up again! lol

 The real picture isn't this bright

 Okay...You see how messed up looking my hair is...Why do they not fix that for you!

I love the bottom picture of us! Not sure why I didn't get it in a bigger one.

That's our first family pictures. Can't wait to do it again!

Have a good weekend!

~Christine

Family Pictures Outfit

I think I have finally found Levi's outfit for our pictures on Friday. Let's hope I don't change my mind a million times until then! We went everywhere today. It's so frustrating to find anything cute that isn't gigantic on him! I think we decided to wear jeans and a white shirt. Blake got a white button up and is going to wear a navy shirt under it. I got a navy tank top and have a white sweater to go over it. Hopefully we won't look like a hot mess! lol

He's getting so big! His hair is also getting lighter. And his eyes are grey with dark blue around the edges. I wonder if he'll be blue eyed and blonde haired like his daddy!

Good Night!

~Christine

Sweet Summertime!

This winter has been crazy to say the least! Yesterday it was mid 60's where I live. Today it's raining but still in the 60's and tomorrow it's suppose to be sunny and 63! I can't wait for summer to be here!

With Blake's new job we'll actually be able to go and do things now! Where as before he worked nights and weekends. Worst schedule ever! Now we have one week off every single month to go and do what ever we want where ever we want!

When it comes to being tan in the summer I REFUSE to go to the tanning bed! I grew up tanning all the time and I love being tan but with in the last few years I've gotten white spots. Not to mention that it is so easy to get skin cancer. I do go to the pool and lay out in the natural sun but I will never ever go bake myself again in a tanning bed. Instead of tanning I use self tanner.

Since I've been prego and it's winter time I'm obviously a little pasty. My skin tans really easy in the summer and I can get super dark. Since we have pictures on Friday I busted out the self tanner that I use which is...

This is the lighter color and they also make a darker color...

This is by far the best self tanner I have used. I haven't tried a whole lot of different brands but this one just works for me. You know the saying if it ain't broke don't fix it. That would relate to this! You can find this at Walmart and it's around $6-$7 a bottle.

I shower and exfoliate and then I let myself dry off completely and then I just rub this in like you would a lotion. It's brown in color. Just make sure you rub it in good on your elbows, knees, wrists and toes. I't doesn't leave any streaking! But if you don't rub it in really good on those areas you will notice! And def make sure you wash your hands. So far I have used it twice this week and I have a little bit of a tan. Once you rub it on you let it dry before putting your clothes on. And it takes about 2-3 hours for the color to show up. It def isn't instant. I do notice that it puts off the smell like you just went to a tanning bed which I find really odd but what ever!

I also have my favorite lotion for when laying out at the pool. This does not have any spf in it though which is the only negative but if you want a dark tan it's amazing!

I have a friend who was really tan in a picture last summer and I asked her what she used and that's how I found this! It's made in Hawaii and it actually has coffee in it. If you have an ULTA near you, they sell it. Other wise you can look it up online. When you put it on it instantly looks like it gives you a tan it's that dark. The first time you use it it recommends only laying out for an hour. And when they say that they mean business! You will fry like a lobster! They also make an indoor tanning lotion and an after sun lotion which I've never tried either of. I wanna say it's around $10 a bottle but if you go to ULTA they have sales sometimes and I think I actually got mine cheaper since I bought 2 bottles.

I can't wait for this summer! I've already looked into vacations. I would normally take a cruise but since little man is only 5 weeks old I don't wanna risk it. So we'll wait until next year for that. If you've never been on a cruise GO! You will have the best time ever! 

Oh summer....please hurry up! I've missed you!

Happy Tanning!

~Christine