For Sale!

Well I've found a new hobby, and I'd like to sell them! ha ha! Since I have NO idea how to be a sales person, I'm posting these on my blog and on Facebook.

My Sister-in-law and I are both making these watch bands, and selling them. (I've ordered watch faces for them. I'm selling them as a whole watch or just a changeable band)This one is a Pink one with Green and Pink accent beads

This one is Black with White and Black Accent Beads

This one is Pink and Green with Brown accent beads. It's a little different because it only has one clasp on each end, and has three strands of beads instead of two.
This one is mostly Brown with Green accent beads. (It only has one clasp on each end, and three strands as well)
This one was made with only small beads, it is Brown and Pink.
This one is my favorite, it is Blue and White.
This one is a little longer than most of them, it's Pink with Black.

This one is Purple, and White. (the first one I made!)
This one is Green and Black.
Red and White
Red and Black

And this one is Brown, with really dark Red beads.

So there you have it, let me know what you think! Which ones are super sweet, and which ones I shouldn't waste my time on! And if you'd like one...... Let me know and I'll give you a price (That's still a work in progress)

Family Pictures (it's a long one :))

About a week ago we went to the University and took family pictures. It was SO fun! I had a very good friend of mine take them for us, and she was SO wonderful! Carter had so much fun running around, and we got some great shots of him being himself! These are just a few of my favorites.

This is a pretty good picture of my belly. I also love it because it's a pretty good picture of Cody and Me.

There is NOTHING better than kisses on the cheek from your favorite people!

My little boy is so sweet! I just love him!

Me and my Love

I was a little surprised this one turned out so well! It really captures Carter's favorite game...run away! (Especially from mommy and daddy....)

The Plaisted Family, with one on the way!

I thought Carter looked more like a little boy in this picture rather than the toddler/baby he still is!

Here is a classic Carter face, and I LOVE it!

Carter and his daddy smelling the flowers! This is a favorite of mine too.

This is my FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE family picture of us. I got it printed in black and white to put up in our living room!

So Just a Quick update! :)

Cody is doing very very well in school. I am so proud of him. He's gotten all A's on the tests he's taken so far, and he said they were some of the hardest he's seen. Keep up the good work babe! He is planning on going hunting quite a few times this fall and I really hope it works out for him. His brother has this month off of rotations, so he'll have a hunting buddy! He also got a new "toy". For school/ rotations he needed a lap top, he got a MacBook and loves it! I'm benifitting from it as well, he's downloaded the 5th season of "House" for me and is in the precess f downloading the 5th season of "lost" for me! YAY! :) With his computer he got a free iPod touch which he can also use for his rotations it can hold the program he needs to look up all the different kinds of drugs...(or something....ha ha! as you can see I'M not a pharmacy student..) Any way becasue he got the touch he won't need a PDA or a smart phone, and best of all it was FREE!!!

Carter is still getting into EVERYTHING and keeping me on my toes, but I wouldn't have it any other way. He's so sweet, and melts my heart all day long! He's learning things so quickly. He's saying shoe, cheese, no no, mama, no no mama (when he's being naughty...), dada, seesee (sippy), shna(snack). Ha ha the last two aren't really words, but they have a meaning that we can both understand!

I'm ALMOST to my third trimester, and very glad to be there! I've had a lot more back pain with this pregnancy, and while I know it's goiong to get worse before Toby gets here, I'm looking froward to not being pregnant any more. I'm just a really big baby, and I should be greatful that my pregnancies have been so easy, but I still don't like it! I've even started to get annoyed with how much he moves, it seems like he's not going to be much of a sleeper because I feel him move just about all day every day.....All at the same time I get nervous if he moves less, so I guess it's sixes right? Any way, a little more than 13 weeks! Wahoo!!! :)

The time has Come.....

Well today while spending time with some friends of mine they informed me that there was some one that was following all of our blogs, and none of us knew who this person was. Kinda Creepy....So I'm going private. You guys know the drill, leave your e-mail address if you want to keep up with us! :) (I hope you all do because my family and I are so awesome!!) give me a little while to figure out HOW to go private...hahaha :)

P.S. you can e-mail it to me as well if you know my e-mail address.

Counting My Blessings....

So after my last post I realised what a downer I have become lately. Boo for downers! So this is a happy post, because I am a very happy person, even on my worst days I have more reasons to smile than a lot of people!

1. I have an eternal family.

2. I have a sweet little boy who loves to give me kisses.

3. My husband thinks I'm pretty.

4. I have great parents who give me advice when I ask for it, and love all the time.

5. I have 3 beautiful sisters who have hearts of gold, even if I don't always see it.

6. I am more than half way to meeting my second son.

7. I'm staying at home this pregnancy rather than working 45+ hours a week!

8. I have a very smart husband who takes care of me, and works VERY VERY hard to make sure that me and the kid(s) are happy.

9. I have great friends who I know will always be there for me.

10. I have a clean house.

11. We have a park right in our parking lot...yay!

12. We don't have cable so I don't have the urge to be a lazy bum.

13. My hair is getting long for the first time in my life.

14. There are LOTS of pictures on my walls, which means there are A LOT of things that make me happy.

15. I have family in town who are more than willing to take Carter when the need arises.

16. I know how to read. :)

17. My air conditioning works.

18. Carter went from the crib to a bed with out a hitch.

19. He already loves the potty, even if he isn't using it correctly yet.

20. Last but not least I am still a daughter of God who loves me and I love Him!

I have a LOT more blessing, but I don't want to brag! :) Oh, and here are some preggie pictures, I'm a little bit bigger than most at the same stage as me but who cares, I get a baby out of the deal!

Cherry and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

Well today it happened! I had my very first emotional break down as a mother.

It all started with a great nights sleep. Carter decided to wake up earlier than usual, but whatever, I slept thorough the night and I was ready to wake up. WRONG! He started the day with a fit that landed him in time out. The rest of the day has been spent with me saying "Carter NO", him not listening, then throwing a fit when I make him stop. I've never wanted to be the type of mom that yelled but I have found myself raising my voice all day, and I just can't seem to get through to him. Well we were in the kitchen looking for a snack, and he kept shaking his head at everything I pulled out of the pantry, so finally I gave up and closed the door. That was it, he had the fit to end ALL fits! He screamed and kicked and was a nightmare. Well he went to his time out spot, and I sat down a cried, and tried to remind myself of how much I love him. I've grown so used to the happy go lucky little baby that I had almost a year and a half ago that I don't exactly know what to do with the little boy I have now.

To add to my worries, I'm pregnant (as you are all well aware). Today is one of the first days that I haven't wanted to be any longer. My hands are full with the one I have. Although I want this baby so badly, I can't help but think I'm just not qualified to be the mother of more than one. What am I going to do when I have two little boys crying and throwing fits, when I can't even handle one? What am I going to do when I'm so exhausted I can't even think straight and one child won't take a nap?

Patience is something that I have learned through the years NOT to pray for, but I can't help but have the prayer in my heart that Heavenly Father will help me have more.

I am hoping every day that I will be ready when Carter's baby brother gets here. Not with clothes or a bed, or diapers, or anything like that, but emotionally. I hope that I am prepared to be the mother that I have always wanted to be.

If not, as the story "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good, Very Bad Day" goes: I'll move to Australia!


(P.S. that is one of my FAVORITE childerns stories, if you haven't read it, DO! It's great when you are having a rotten day!)

It's a BOY!

Well I am 20 weeks along, so half way done! We found out yesterday that we are having another boy! I am super excited! I wanted another boy, although I would have gladly taken a girl! :) The Dr. hasn't exactly given me a due date. The baby's measurements are kind of all over, and about a week different than my girly cycle . So I'm due anywhere from the first of January, to the ninth. So I guess we'll see!

I have a few names picked out, but to tell you the truth none of them are my FAVORITE. The oh my gosh I just LOVE that name. So Do you guys have any suggestions? Here are my thoughts:

Gavin Paul

Dillon Paul

Parker Taylor

Chase Taylor

Max

Right now Gavin and Dillon are my favorites, but if you guys can think of better ones, let me know! Naming a baby is the HARDEST thing EVER! (Having grown up with a name like Cherry, I take naming very seriously knowing how it can affect a kid).

Seattle Fun!

So this summer Cody and I decided to splurge on another vacation because next year we are going to be seriously hurting for time together, and money.....So we went to Washington to visit his brother Curt and his wife Lacey. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!! (Due to my inability to blog still, these pictures are in opposite chronological order....so start from the bottom and go up while looking at them, sorry, I'm sure I'll figure this out someday..)

When we first got there we couldn't check into our hotel for probably like 5 hours, so we had to just kind of bum around. We went to the water front, and Pike's Place market. It was REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY hot, and since we were both expecting rain, we dressed in long pants, and I was wearing a really warm t-shirt. STINK! oh well, we had fun looking at all of the shops, and being near the water. Carter LOVED IT! He liked all that there was to look at, and all of the birds.

Then we went to the aquarium. Carter really enjoyed himself, which was our goal for most of the day since it was so warm and he didn't have anywhere to take a nap. Cody and I weren't impressed with it though. We had just been to the Denver aquarium and that one has more to look at and is set up much better. But I got THE BEST salad wrap I have ever eaten in my life, so that made everything worth while for me! YUM! I want another one....

Well we finally got to check in to our hotel. We got showered and dressed more appropriately, and Carter got a nap. We were all bushed so we hung out there until it was dinner time then made our way to whatever mall was right by our hotel and had PF Changs...yumm!

The next day Curt and Lacey came down for a Mariners game (once again CODY forgot the camera! so no baseball pic.s) Carter again had the time of his life. He is a big fan of Uncle's and Aunts, so the more time he spends with them, the happier he is (me too sometimes!). We went to PF Changs again for dinner because Curt and Lacey had never been there, and well, we love it! ha ha!

Now that I'm trying to tell you all about our vacation all of the days are starting to run together....hmmm.....

I think the next day we rode the Ducks. They are a boat/ car that takes you on a land and sea tour of Seattle. It was super fun, except it was a record breaking hot day in Seattle the day we decided to go, and since it is an open vehicle there was no AC. This wasn't Carters favorite, he couldn't get up and move around, and it was HOT HOT HOT! So he was pretty grumpy for the couple of hours we were on the duck. Oh well, it was cool to get to see all of Seattle. Then we went to the Space Needle, which I had already seen but Cody hadn't, and when visiting Seattle, it's a MUST do no matter what, just because it's famous.

Curt and Lacey left the next day so Curt could go to work. So Cody and I decided to take a water taxi over to West Seattle and check out the beach. MY FAVORITE DAY!!!!! It was nice a cool, and I found a TON of sea shells! The water was freezing but Carter and I stuck our feet in any way! He liked to run around and be free to throw rocks and what not, so he was a pretty happy camper. We were going to find somewhere to get sea food (YUM!) but it's even MORE expensive in Seattle than it is near home, so we decided to skip the sea food, and we went to Red Robin instead! ha ha!

Well our last day in Seattle Curt and Lacey came to pick us up and we went to the Zoo. Which was even lamer than the aquarium. Then we went up to Bellingham to spend the next few days with Curt and Lacey. We went to the beach, played with their dogs, went north and Looked across the water at Canada, and mostly just relaxed.

It was an awesome vacation! We loved Washington!


Carter with Curt, looking at the star fish

In west Seattle

Pike's Place, heading to the water taxi's



Up in the Space Needle

Sweating on the Duck


At the Aquarium

In the basement of Pike's market

The Pier





P.S. Sorry to Luke and Sherilyn! We thought about calling you guys just about everyday, but we never exactly knew what we were going to do, or where exactly you guys lived! We are SO SO SO sorry we didn't get to see you!