The Brown Sweater

Rabbit

2010-09-01T13:25:00.000-07:00

I found this band through pacingthepanicroom.blogspot.com !!! I like Pea and Magic alot!! Check it out here: myspace.com/saverabbit. The band is called rabbit!

Homesense how i Love you

2010-08-18T12:32:00.000-07:00

I love homesense wish i lived closer to Edmonton so i could find more gems like this. I found this one and a smaller green lantern one. i love owls/birds so much!! This one is headed for our bedroom! i only wish i had purchased more they are great and cheap at 10$ Love!!

My New Obsession

2010-07-24T14:46:00.000-07:00

All things airstream!! We had recently looked at an 1974 31" land yacht and i immediatly fell in love with it and all i imagined doing to it! Well unfortunately the it sold and we lost out. But we are still on the hunt for one!! Hopefully by next year we will have our hands on one! Considering we sold our old one and we love our camping!!

P.S top three pics are from apartment therapy

Yeah FINALLY an update!

2010-07-07T20:25:00.000-07:00

Yup you heard right..finally updated thebrownsweater!! Here is a peek!

Hello?

2010-06-25T12:30:00.000-07:00

Hello out there! It's been tooo long since i last posted! Crazy times...Summer being on of them. Also some family issues that i would rather not get tinto (super frustrating). I am back...

Peter had Lasik surgery and that went well! He just went back to work this week...he was home for a week it was sooo nice to have him around! I am getting excited for summer stuff! My sister is coming to stay this week... gonna be a tonne of fun! Sooo with my sister being here i might not be able to have an etsy update...gotta alot of stuff to put in the shop ( thebrownsweater)...but i think it will have to wait till July! So since i keep procrasinating i will set the date for July 7th!!

T

The Brownsweater update

2010-04-30T11:44:00.000-07:00

Update coming in May most likely the middle or end of ~~May~~ June so stay tuned!!

Internet down alot this month and alot going on...so i will be trying for an update sometime in June...so when i am close to updating the shop i will post on here!

T

Emma Bean the big 1!!

2010-04-07T12:39:00.000-07:00

My lovely daughter Emma is one year old TODAY!! She has been such a blessing and is sooo funny! She makes silly faces and is a little mischevious! She is so beautiful and loves to cuddle. She is always on the move and is super close to walking! Can't wait to see her personality blossom!

Happy Easter

2010-04-05T15:59:00.000-07:00

The Easter weekend was great! Sooo nice to visit with all the family! Hope everyones Easter weekend was great! I found this great craft project . ..and here is how ours turned out!

HE IS RISEN!!

I Heart Friday

2010-04-02T07:36:00.000-07:00

Today is Good Friday and i love that Jesus died on the cross for us! Today we are remembering that Jesus was arrested, beaten and had the entire worlds sins on his shoulders so that we may have hope and enternal life with him in heaven!!!
We are going to be celebrating today with friends and family! Tommorrow we will be celebrating Emma beans birthday and having dinner with my family! I pray that you all have a great weekend! God Bless! Monday i will post the pics of the tomb that Kaden and I made so that he might learn better about Easter.

xo Tracy

Polaroid

2010-03-30T19:23:00.000-07:00

cakies

Who doesn't love a polaroid camera!! I remember my Grandmother had one when i was growing up...i loved it. The instant gratification of seeing what you took a pic of right away was sooo exciting!!

Well there is a way of getting one!! I have been following rubyellen's blog for some time now. She is sooo inspiring and creative. She has the cutest girls and the most thoughtful husband. The best part is she is a Christian and is super encouraging!

She is giving away a polaroid camera so leave a comment on her blog post and you may have a chance!! PolaroidGiveaway

Food Revolution

2010-03-29T15:08:00.000-07:00

Ah i saw Jaimie Oliver on Oprah the other day and i couldn't wait to see his new show Food Revolution! I saw it this past weekend and i loved it!! Love that he ran around in a pea pod outfit soo funny!

Last summer i bought a compost and this year i get to use some of the soil to use in a garden! I am soo excited to try to grow my own veggies and some fruit!! I never was a green thumb but since having an acreage and all this space I am starting to become one!

I want to eat better and want my children to eat better and be active and healthy. I love junk so it is very hard to say no to french fries and pop...but i am gonna try! I don't think i am strong enough to cut that stuff out but i am gonna try to stop buying processed food. If anyone has tips on gardening please leave a comment!! I need all the help i can get!!

T

I Heart Friday

2010-03-27T09:28:00.000-07:00

I <3 girls night! A bunch of friends and I usually get together friday evenings for a night in/out! There is not much to do in this town but when we get together we have lots of fun! A lot of silly conversation and laughing!! It had been a long time since I had hung out with these ladies and it was much needed!! I have been in this house too long with sick kids and crummy weather. We went to dinner and played some games and I laughed till i cried!!! It's been awhile since that has happened. Love it!! Here is a pic of my beautiful friends ..

I heart Friday

2010-03-20T07:14:00.000-07:00

Heart friday is late, computer problems. I heart that it is spring!!! Although early last week it was "spring" and now we are back to winter...hopefully this does not last long!

spring

xo Tracy

I Heart Friday

2010-03-12T19:10:00.000-08:00

I am feeling under the weather today so i am just going to say that I heart dates with my hubby! We went on a date yesterday...thank you Grandma and Papa!! It was nice to be away from the kids!! We went out for dinner and then bowling!! haven't gone bowling i ages!! Love it! We played three games and i beat him every time!! I'm not competitive ;D. I Love my man!!

Pic from http://weheartit.com/

Family Tree

2010-03-09T16:56:00.001-08:00

I am soo fascinated with genealogy..and no not because Oprah was talking about it. I had watched a show with Sarah Jessica Parker and was fascinated with what she had found. Now all i know is that i have Norwegian, French( i assume because of my maiden name) and Scottish..but i have been digging! I am using the website Ancestry.ca. I have found that my Great Great Grandfather is from Norway...he was born 1885! So exciting but i am kinda stuck there...but i am enjoying the search!

I Heart Friday-Playkitchen

2010-03-04T19:51:00.000-08:00

I have been thinking alot of what to get Emma bean for her first birthday. I Love the idea of the wooden play kitchen...i know she is a little young for one but they are so cute! We have a play stove, a hand me down from the church...needs some paint but it is a start to a great kitchen. Now i really kick myself, a year ago at the baby sale here there was an entire play kitchen set...i think it was 5 pieces for only $40... CRAZY uh and i past it up! Oh well next time i see one i will be buying it that's for sure...or i might just have to make one with the help of Peter of course! For now one can only dream!

Kirstencan via flickr

cathinca via flickr

ahappynest via flickr

Happy Friday

Tracy

I heart it Friday

2010-02-26T08:21:00.001-08:00

I want to blog more...i know i say that all the time but i do! I keep pretty busy with two little ones...but i am going to try! Sooo with that said i want to do a new thing I <3 it Fridays!!! So here is the first installment...Birdhouses!! We had a few birds visit our trees yesterday morning and it got me thinking of beautiful birdhouses. Last year we had a birdhouse and many birds came! But it fell and broke so i am on the hunt/dreaming of a new one! Here is some inspo from Weheartit.com...

I only love you for your beard!

2010-02-20T08:11:00.000-08:00

OOh i found these girls from rubyellen from Cakies... and i love their songs!! Check out the beard song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe3Vsbsb33Q&feature=channel and the love cake song! Soo fun!!

Love day

2010-01-25T13:44:00.000-08:00

Here are a few things i am loving right now!!

These dresses from modcloth

A print from http://www.artwallonline.com

xo tracy

Craft Swap!

2010-01-16T16:31:00.000-08:00

Oh i am super excited to be a part of my first ever craft swap! I have a few ideas for what i will do for my partner!

I got the oportunity from Kate from skunkboy! She is super cute and sooo creative! i just started reading her blog a couple of months ago. she makes great stuffed animals!

New Computer!!

2010-01-04T10:37:00.000-08:00

My honey got me a laptop for christmas and i am loving it!! One of my goals this year is to get all my pictures organized and to fix up this blog. Also with this new computer i will be updating my shops a bit more...things are a bit hectic around here but these are a few goals this year! Hope everyone had a great christmas and hope you all have a great 2010!!

<3 Tracy

December is here

2009-12-01T14:54:00.000-08:00

December is here...but not much snow here...very odd! I will take it though...the weather has been excellent! I have been thinking about Christmas alot lately...had my Christmas tree up for a month now and all the decorations. Christmas shopping is pretty much done too! But for the man in my life who has no idea what to get me here are a few ideas: All from Etsy.com

Bookmark from...The cupcake Girls

Love sign from...WilliamDohman

Tee from....MaryinkMr. Darcy proposal cup...Brookish

To Do list

2009-10-16T13:41:00.000-07:00

Lots and lots of laundry!!
sweep
mop
make appointment for whiskers...too many kittens
make appointment for Emm's 6 month immunizations...i can't believe she is 6 months!!
clean bathroom
get ready for the weekend...going to edmonton!!
hopefully get computer fixed soon so i can post pictures and update blog more!!

P.S I LOVE KNITTING
P.S.S I am in the christmas shopping mood!!!

Ughhh

2009-09-18T12:22:00.000-07:00

Frustration...what i feel every time i try to go online!! Internet connection and our computer....SUCKS! Also a little hormonal...things still working itself out in my body.

Anyways enough of that rant!

These past two months have been filled with birthdays, anniversaries and Emma growing like a weed! Later this coming week i hope to do a long update.

But for now since i have Internet connection (for the moment) i will leave you with the one and only fully finished and decorated room in my home....Kaden's room!

Before:

After:

Best wedding entrance ever!!!

2009-07-27T18:48:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0

I love this wedding entrance soooo much! So much fun!!

xo
Tracy

vintage sale

2009-07-13T09:43:00.000-07:00

20% off all items in my etsy shop!! thebrownsweater.etsy.com

I'm Going Cloth!!!

2009-06-25T09:44:00.000-07:00

I have just purchased some cloth diapers!! I bought a few Bum Genius and some Baby Kangas! I hope these work well for Emma and for the next babe if there is going to be one!

I am so excited about doing this...not only for the enviroment but cost reasons and that it will be so good for Emma!! If anyone out there as advice on cloth, the kinds or cleaning leave a comment!!! I wanna hear what kinds work best for your children! Also tips on cleaning would be muchly appreciated!! Pic is from cozybums.ca

Happy Birthday Peter!

2009-06-19T08:36:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my man's birthday! We had homemade pizza..yummy!! We had a few friends over and just hung out! It was great! I am extremely lucky to have this great guy in my life!!

Vintage Suitcases! <3

2009-06-15T18:36:00.000-07:00

I have been looking for the perfect hard suitcase/bag for my paints! I have found a few vintage bags for my shop...i am still searching for a hard vintage carry on case like the white one below that i can afford...for now i will just dream!! These are a few etsy shops that have very cute suitcase/bags!!

This one is from Lunevintage.etsy.com...http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26257951

This one is from BrightWall.etsy.com...http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24345456

I am in LOVE with this white one!!!

This two are from GetReadySetGo.etsy.com...http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22706353

A new love!

2009-06-10T16:48:00.000-07:00

This past week I have been sewing up a storm!! My MIL taught me how to use her sewing machine and now i want one...badly! I have just been sewing some burp clothes...but I want to sew some baby blankets soon!! I love it!! I would love to make a blanket for Emma for her big girl bed...i figure since she is only 2mths I have a lot of time to finish it! Also i found out that my friend Joy wants to make a blanket as well so that is pretty awesome! I don't really know anyone else that likes to sew, so that is awesome, we can work on it together!! I signed up for Rachel's Pretty class...she has a tutorial for a picnic blanket that i am dying to try out!! Check it out here: http://blingonmysewingmachine.blogspot.com/2009/06/last-chance-for-our-crafts-classes.html

Pics are from her blog...bling on my sewing machine! Love reading her blog, she is very inspiring and oh so crafty!!

Two Months

2009-06-08T08:57:00.000-07:00

Emma is now two months! We tried her in the jolly jumper ... since she holds her head up so well. She did good!

Shop updates!

2009-05-29T12:40:00.000-07:00

Well I have added a new item in each of my shops! This painting is in Treelove26. etsy.com. I originally painted it for Emma and decided that it doesn't go with her room. Soo I have started another butterfly painting in her room colors...Brown and blue!

I added these awesome retro canisters in: thebrownsweater.etsy.com

And as promised a few scrap pages I have done!

Bubbles the Bear

2009-05-18T13:58:00.000-07:00

last week we had a visitor! Yup a bear! My mother-in-law spotted him by our trail in the back yard. He was super close to our house. He was on our sewer mound eating grass and then he was by our deck. It was so cool to see... that i got Kaden out of bed and we watched the bear go into the neighbors yard. We decided to name him/her bubbles!! When Kaden and i talk about bubbles this is our conversation :

Me: what is the Bear's name?

Kaden: Bubbles. Messy

Me: Bubbles is messy?

Kaden: Poopy. Wipes

Me: He's poopy?

Kaden: yah. Grandma clean.

That boy is so cute!! he is sooo funny. Everything is messy or poopy.

One Month

2009-05-08T08:32:00.001-07:00

I can't believe Emma is one month already! It feels like she has been with us forever and at the same time it seems like yesterday i was preggo and anxious for her to arrive! Here are a few pics of our sweet girl!!

Spring = Creativity!

2009-05-01T14:02:00.000-07:00

Oh how I Love spring! The snow is pretty much gone ..praise GOD!! And the weather is getting nice enough where you don't have to wear a jacket! Spring = playing outside, walks, painting, finally finishing the Christmas/december daily project i had going, new baby!!, my body back.. well sort of ( 10/15 pounds to lose), new haircut, flowers...i could go on! I love this new change after like a million months of grayness, cold weather and snow.

p.s pics to come of paintings and my scrapping i have done and intend to do!

p.s.s Restocking my handmade store Treelove26.etsy.com and my vintage shop Thebrownsweater.etsy.com...so check them out in the next couple of weeks!

Emma

2009-04-17T14:47:00.000-07:00

Well we had our gorgeous baby early! Emma was born on April 7th and she is great! I was sooo hoping for a girl!! It has been 10 days and i am feeling great! Not like with Kaden...i couldn't walk around too much without feeling dizzy and in a lot of pain. This time around i felt better and well enough to go for walks and move around by the 5th day!!! Also labour was much better this time around too...i didn't have epidural and labour only took 8 hrs compared to Kaden's 19hrs. Things are going good and we are all adjusting well! Kaden of course is being so helpful and loving! He is aleays saying "hands" which means he wants to hold her!

Belly Shots..Finally!!

2009-03-30T14:55:00.000-07:00

So FINALLY I got some pics of my belly!! My friend Grace is a wonderful photographer! She came over on the weekend and took some pics and the ones I have seen, I just LOVE!! So Grace if your reading this thank you!
I am 37 weeks...so probably the next time I blog there will be a new little one in our family!!

I'm still here!

2009-03-12T10:46:00.001-07:00

Our Internet is getting better...it is really slow but working. We've been really busy around here! Peter finished his office and we cleared out the baby's room..so painting will happen probably this weekend..if peter feels like it.
Peter's work vehicles have been giving him a tonne of trouble, so he might be working on those this weekend.
Peter's mom got a job here and is staying with us for awhile. She volunteered to watch Kaden last weekend and Peter and I went to the city! We had dinner and watched a movie! Got a hotel and just overall had a great time just the two of us!! Also i loaded up on some baby stuff!! So fun!
I am about 35 weeks...i still need to take a belly shot and post it! I am ready for this little one! I look forward to seeing Kaden as a big brother!! He is going to be such a great helper i just know it!

A bunch of Lovely days!

2009-02-16T15:15:00.000-08:00

This past weekend has been really great!! Relaxing and productive! Valentines I made my lovely husband breakfast!!

We hung out a bit during the day..Peter mostly worked on his office which was fine with me! Getting closer to working on the babe's room! We relaxed in the evening and exchanged gifts and funny cards! We snuggled on the couch and watched a movie!! By the way Kaden and I made the yummy cupcakes..Kaden is a great helper and had a good reward of licking the spatula..his fave part!

Today is fam day and we went on base and ate some breakfast and had soo much fun watching Kaden play! Lovely days!!

Catching up!

2009-02-05T07:47:00.000-08:00

Alright this is going to be a lengthy one! First of all our Internet is sucking right now...it only works when it wants...so frustrating. I have a lot of catching up to do! I have my 2009 goals to share:

Here are days 5 to 11 of my Christmas album...and yes I still need to get all my pics printed so I don't know when I will be able to post the rest of the Christmas album. It will get done though!!

Day 7 will be a letter to Kaden!

The past couple of days it has been super sunny and warming up a bit...so great! So when I was grocery shopping there were Tulips!! TULIPS!!! They make me have hope that spring is coming! So I couldn't help myself and had to buy some! So pretty! Then this past weekend I caught the dreaded cold that as been going around...whoo soo much harder to get through a cold without any meds! I am just starting to feel alot better...just a cough now.

My sister and her adorable babe are visiting..YEAH...love having them here!

I am about 30 weeks preggo..wow am i ever carrying different...I have only gained about 25 pounds. My belly is sticking out more forward and this baby like to beat me up...when he/she moves it's uncomfortable and sometimes hurts. Soon I will take a belly shot!

Also February 3rd we celebrated this great little guys birthday!! The party is on Saturday so I Will post more birthday goodness then!

I won!!

2009-01-25T13:44:00.000-08:00

I entered into a contest at Elles blog and won!! Check out her blog http://ellesstudio.blogspot.com she has great ideas and links to her online shops!! I love love love her tags and use them for scrapbooking! But she has many ideas on her blog for using her tags for other projects!! Thank you Elle again for picking me!!

Lovely Scrapbook Kits

2009-01-14T16:36:00.000-08:00

I just got in the mail my first scrapbook kits...I purchased 2 because they were having a sale!! The shop is called CropSuey!! Check them out, they are still having there sale!!!http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6210528 I love them and can't wait to dig in and get creative. But first I have to finish my Christmas album. It is taking me awhile because i need to put my pics on discs and run into town and get them printed off! Can't wait to get my new photo printer running! (Peter did good!!)

I have been feeling pretty crummy lately....this weather is really getting to me! Can't wait for spring! I have about 12/13 weeks left till babe comes! I am getting alot of braxton hicks and am sore alot. Today was good because the lovely sunshine came out!! 2009 goals and pics of my Christmas album still to come!!

The New Paint Color

2009-01-07T17:01:00.000-08:00

Well here it is Peter finished painting my studio/guest bedroom over the holidays. I am not sure i still want to use this color for the nursery...still thinking about it. Now Peter is working on his office. He put a door in, moved a light switch and doing a little drywall. To finish he needs to put in flooring, paint and drop ceiling. Maybe my studio will get some new flooring too...we'll see.

Later this week i hope to post my new year's resolutions and some more of my december daily...i'm a little slow on that one but it's getting there!

Merry Christmas

2008-12-24T14:10:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone!! Hope you all have a great time with family and friends! From my family: Tracy, Peter, Kaden and Baby Lewis!!

P.S i didn't forget about the december daily...i will catch up soon!!

December Daily: December 1st- December 4th

2008-12-11T09:08:00.000-08:00

I'm a bit behind but i don't really care...and plus i have to go to walmart to get my pics done..and i don't feel like trekking out in the snow for a few pics every day! So with that said, here is day one to day 4!!

Here is the Cover of my December daily just to start out with:

Day One:

I used pictures from the weekend just because December 1st we didn't do too much...except take Kaden to the hospital because we were concerned that he had a bladder infection. But he does not and he is feeling much better. So i didn't take any pics that day. So the pics i did use was when Kaden and I baked some sugar cookies which we all took part in eating the finished product. They were yummy!!

When i started i just had the snowflake transparency page and realized that i needed to add a page for the pictures and journaling. Hence the added red pages.

Day Two:

Day Three:

Tried forever to get a good pic of Kaden and I together and this is what i ended up with! We just chilled at home on this day!

Day Four:

This pic was actually taken before December started but you have to add the classic pic of sitting on Santa's knee. As you can see Kaden was not impressed at all even with the candy! This was his first time sitting with Santa.

Well i will be back with pictures of the next few days completed prob next week sometime...pretty busy this weekend with parties!

Basement Renos Have Begun!!

2008-12-03T19:23:00.001-08:00

Well I wrote awhile back that i was going to post some before pics of our guest/office that we want downstairs...well with baby coming the updating is starting to happen!! We bought paint, it is going to be the same color as the nursery. We are just taping and Peter is going to have to do a little mudding cuz there is a tonne of holes..which to be honest i would just paint over but he is a perfectionist. If he wants to do that then that's cool with me! So here are a few pics:

Don't you love the previous owners stripe technique...hee hee...looks like a circus room. Peter is hoping to do quite a bit of reno on the basement during the Christmas break...I'm pretty excited about that. Our basement is an untapped resource..has Peter would say!

Also with the December Daily i will be working on that on sat so you will have to wait till next week to see some of the finished project. I will be posting weekly on this project..just b/c i don't have a photo printer (which I am really wanting for Christmas...Peter are you listening!!) and i don't feel like going to walmart every day! If anyone out there knows of a really good quality, affordable photo printer that prints not just 4X6...let me know...I've been scoping them out but am not always the best a picking this kinda stuff!

Kaden and I watched Rudolph the Reindeer tonight. I haven't watched that movie in a long time...it frightened Kaden a bit, but it was fun to watch with him! Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!!

December daily

2008-11-29T08:33:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share a project that i am going to be doing for December...it's called the December daily...i got the idea from a blog i read! http://www.aliedwards.typepad.com/ ...her blog is always inspiring to me!! I will be posting more and more of the finished project as days go by in December!

I am really excited about this because it has been awhile since i have scrapbooked and i have really missed how relaxing it is for me! After this project i am hoping to continue to work on kaden's birth to a year pages and other special moments in his life! I would love to get this done before baby#2 comes!!
I am feeling a lot better! I have to now wear maternity jeans and tops. I have an ultrasound in Dec that i am excited for!! We are not finding out what the baby's sex is this time around. The snow is here and it is nice...i like it! The Christmas tree is up and i have almost finished my Christmas shopping and a few presents are wrapped up! I love buying presents for people and wrapping and making them look all pretty!! I LOVE Christmas!!! Peter's family are coming here for Christmas and i am excited that we will be home this year to celebrate!! I can't wait to see the excitement on Kaden's and Liam's face!! I am really looking forward to them all coming...it will a tonne of fun! Well i am off to make some Christmas cards for a friend and maybe make some sugar cookies with the little man!

Oh and here is a pic of Kaden on Halloween!! I know a little delayed but it is a really cute pic i just had to add it!!!

20% off

2008-11-21T14:58:00.000-08:00

That's right 20% christmas cards and tags in the shop until December 10th! http://treelove26.etsy.com/

Also i have a few new items in thebrownsweater shop so check those out as well!! i will be adding a few next week as well!

Peter and I are heading into the city to get some shopping done..nope not for christmas..i wish! Peter has to get a few things for his truck and then we are heading to IKEA!!! Yeah hopefully i will snag some great things for my office downstairs. Hopefully soon i will get some before and after pics and post them here!! Also we are staying with some wonderful friends...can't wait to visit them!!

Have a great weekend!!!

New Niece

2008-11-18T15:07:00.000-08:00

Well last week i visited my sister because she, has i suspected was going to have her baby girl early and she did. Rachael was born November 7th. coincidentally we were heading to the city that weekend as well!! So it worked out great. I only wish that i could have left that night when she texted me and said it was time! But Kaden and i headed out that morning and met Rachael around noon!!

I stayed with my sister for about 5 days. I thought i would be doing everything for her, passing baby, laundry, cleaning, food prep etc....NOPE. My sister was doing awesome! She was moving around like nothing happened. She was doing laundry and cooking roasts.

Rachael is doing great. She is sleeping alot and had a bit of jaundice. But she was eating just fine!

Kaden wanted so badly to touch her and give her blankets, kisses and just be near her...but Rachael only weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces so him being around her made me a bit nervous.

We'll See We'll See

2008-10-23T15:21:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my second doctor's appointment for the little bun in the oven. My doc told me the baby was due around April 12. I like that date..and hopefully that is when baby wants to come! But I really am thinking that the date should be later in the month. I will have to get my ultrasound in Edmonton because of the lady who does ultrasounds here only comes 3 times a week. So I'll find out what the ultrasound says and keep everyone updated.
This pregnancy has been a bit rougher then last time. I felt very nauseated for the first three months and now that I am in my fourth month I am getting headaches every day...bad ones. The last two days have been alright so hopefully it is getting better. My hormones this time are out of whack...I am feeling very unmotivated, tired, grumpy, and I have very little patience. I feel so very bad for Kaden because I am not playing with him as much as I should. I really hope these feelings will pass soon. Also it doesn't help that I feel incredibly horrible about myself...although i haven't gained any weight yet...I feel fat and I hate my clothes. Sorry for the depressing end of this post! I am hopeful that this will pass and I trust that God is getting me through this!

Thanksgiving

2008-10-11T08:14:00.000-07:00

I just want to wish everyone a great thanksgiving! We are heading to Edmonton to see family and to celebrate Liam's 2nd birthday!
I am thankful for great family, an awesome husband that loves me for me! A beautiful son that surprises me daily and always brings a smile to my face! Also i am thankful for the baby that God has blessed us with! What are you thankful for????

Vintage store Now Open!!!

2008-09-26T10:03:00.000-07:00

thebrownsweater is now open for business so please check it out when you have time!! thebrownsweater.etsy.com.

Also if your an eager beaver i have christmas cards and tags for sale in my other shop Treelove26.etsy .com.

The rescue

2008-09-24T09:59:00.000-07:00

Well recently two of the sweetest people past away and they will be missed dearly! It is great to know though that they are with our father in heaven and have no more pain or suffering to go through! Bud Elford and Lorraine Scott you will be missed.

Today Kaden woke up and had locked himself inside his room. I knew he would be able to do that soon...but not this soon. I should have taken care of that stupid lock. I spent 2 1/2 hrs trying to figure out what to do. I phoned Peter like a hundred times and his foreman. Peter finally called back and gave me a few suggestions that i have already tried with no luck. He then told me to try to go through the window. Ugh I'm not scared of heights or anything but with no one else holding the ladder or anyone there if i were to fall..scared me. I got in the window fine and of course Kaden was delighted to see me.
After slipping him a few animal crackers under the door he was even more excited to finally have some breakfast.

P.S I love my husband for being patient with me and calming me down on the phone!

P.S.S thanks Nikki for the advice!

Etsy Update

2008-09-18T09:31:00.000-07:00

Well I have finished a few things for the upcoming holiday season...I know i'm early but i wanted to get items out there so that they would arrive to those that purchase! The cards were fun to make! Here's a peak..the rest is in the shop. I only added a few things.

I am excited to get my vintage shop rolling! Only 10 more days till it opens!! My computer is behaving for now so here is a peak into thebrownsweater:

Well Our fam is heading to the city this weekend. Summer is getting dedicated so we didn't want to miss that. I always jump at a chance to head to the city...It keeps me sane! Also i am really hoping that a visit with my good friend Talia will work out! I miss that girl!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

TheBrownSweater

2008-09-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

Well I am opening up a new etsy shop on the 28th of September!!! It is a vintage store for all the goodies me and Kaden discover at the thrift store in town or garage sales we have gone too!

The Shop is called http://thebrownsweater.etsy.com/ so please feel free to check it out September 28th!!! I will post some pics in the next couple of days...I hope... our computer is not working great right now.

Weeks gone by

2008-09-12T12:08:00.000-07:00

I seem to be doing a lot of recapping of weeks that have gone by..oh well that's the way I have to do it. Well three weeks ago was my 24th birthday...it was great! My hubby came through and planned a birthday party for me at Provincial park. It was a very nice surprise! He even got icecream cake...yummy!

I have never really made up goals for myself but i wanted too this year and what a list i came up with..whew. I won't list all my goals just a few! This Year i would love to:

-Paint more

-Read more

-Laugh and Enjoy life more!

-Spend more time in Prayer and build a better relationship with my saviour!

-Hang out with friends more and plan fun get togethers!!

Just a few things..I would love to do more!

In the past few weeks Peter and I went camping the September long weekend. Jason and Lins came out and my sister and her boyfriend. It was very relaxing...the weather wasn't the best but we had fun none the less! Played a few games, had a few bike rides and personnally i prob ate too much! But that's what happens when you camp...gotta eat the good food.

After that my sister stayed at our place for a few days! It was great to show her around town and just sit and visit with her! It was her first time out since Kaden was born and the first time she has seen our new place. It was very nice!

Well there is my weeks gone by update! Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall weather and colors!!

Summer

2008-08-21T11:58:00.000-07:00

Well this past weekend was busy and fun again! We went in on Saturday and went straight to visit Sarah, Brian, Liam and new baby..Summer Dawn Lewis!! She is adorable! It was a great visit and I am excited to be an aunt again!

After that Peter and I went on a date for our anniversary...KID FREE!! Yeah!! We went to a Greek Restaurant soo tasty!! There was a belly dancer that made Peter blush hee hee! You'll have to ask Peter about that one! After that we went Go Karting!! So fun! Haven't done that in awhile!

Sunday we went to Fort Edmonton Park with the fam! The last time i was there was when i was like 8 so it was great to see all of it again! We went on the train soo fun.

It was a great weekend and was awesome to visit with Auntie Kathy!

4th Anniversary and Babies!!

2008-08-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

Our anniversary was yesterday! I love being married to Peter!! He is such an awesome husband, father and he is my bestest friend!!! We didn't do too much...just cuddled watching a movie! Since it was a week day we didn't get to go out..which we haven't done together for a long time it seems. So hopefully this weekend we will get to go for dinner or something!

Well besides yesterday being our anniversary it was also the day Summer Lewis was born...Brian and Sarah's new addition!! She is healthy and beautiful i am sure. I get to meet her on saturday and am sooo excited. I will post pics of her next week sometime!!

Also my sister is having a baby in November!! She went to her ultrasound yesterday and found out they are having a girl too!! So excited for her! Can't wait to buy all the girly stuff!!!

Busy Busy Busy

2008-08-08T11:24:00.000-07:00

Our holiday weekend was a bit intense to say the least!

Starting with the 1st of August. We drove to Edmonton, did some running around for Peter. Stopped in at my parents. Visited for a couple hours with my Parents, Grandparents and Curtis. Then we went to Brent and Lena's, where we were staying for the night. Ate some birthday cake...YUMMY... I LOVE ice cream cake!!! (Brent's Birthday!!). LOVE seeing Brent and Lena...we always seem to have amazing talks about God!!

Saturday us girls went to the mall and then we all went to Heritage days!!! So fun! We all kinda broke off into smaller groups. Grace, Joy, Kaden and I went off and had some pretty good food. We shared tickets and meals...very good way of doing it so you can taste more of the many different foods!! We were there for about 5hrs. The weather was great and the company was even greater!! We went back to Brent and Lena's. The boys watched a movie and us girls ... lets just say we had a very amusing chat about Peanut Parfait hee hee...good laughs!! Thanks Lena!!

Sunday we went to Central...man I miss that place sometimes. Didn't really get a chance to see anyone though...next time I'm sure. We said goodbye to Brent and the Schienbeins and headed off to Millennium Place with Jason to hang with the Peter's fam. Love that pool...so great for kids. Kaden had lots of fun! After that we grabbed din and headed to a park to visit more with family. Then we stayed over at Jason and Lindsay's, great to visit with them as well!!

Holiday Monday was spent visiting with family again at DJ and Jeaninne's place. We had crepes which I have never had...very tasty!! Peter and DJ welded a bit at 3 and we left around 4:30/5:00 and cruised back for a dinner with friends..Dan and Kim who were very understanding of us being like 2hrs late. They BBQ a good Salmon. Very delicious meal!!

Then Tuesday was Joy's Birthday at my place so I had to set up for that and make some cupcakes...yummy! Her birthday was great!!! Lots of fun!! Whew so that was our weekend...busy but very fun!

I LOVE AUGUST!!!

2008-07-30T11:13:00.000-07:00

It is the month I got married 4 years ago and my birthday!! So in celebration....Any animal card purchases made in August will include two extra cards!! YEAH AUGUST!!!! F or more details check out the shop!! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5764354&show_panel=true

Etsy Love*

2008-07-17T08:29:00.000-07:00

I want to thank everyone who purchased and checked out my shop on the sale days!! My first sale went great! Lots of encouraging words! I am loving making cards and stuff for the shop! I'm hoping in the next couple of months i will be sewing some things and maybe a few paintings!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

ETSY SALE

2008-07-14T19:18:00.000-07:00

Well I decided to make this sale a 3 day sale!!! So the Last day of the sale is going to be July 16th...so if you have checked out the deals...do soo now :). Hope everyone's weekend was a bit better then ours!

Peter is getting pretty bored sitting on the couch and is getting pretty antsy. Kaden's behavior sure does change when Peter's around. The routine is pretty much the same but Kaden hasn't been listening very good. Hopefully he will get used to Peter being around and he will settle down.

Broken bones

2008-07-13T22:23:00.000-07:00

Well we went into the city to get some more work done on Peter's truck and again the propane injection is not working..UGHH. Hopefully soon! Peter and Brian went dirt biking on saturday and Peter broke his collar bone...AGAIN...for the 4th time...so he is going to be on the couch healing for the next 4-6 weeks...UGHHH. I feel bad and Peter is the kind of person that doesn't like to sit around so I am sure he will find something to do. I prob will have to buy some more truck mags!

Well My store is officially having it's first sale and I decided to put everything up for sale!!!!! So go check it out!!!

Sale -- July 14th

2008-07-08T09:35:00.000-07:00

Monday July 14th certain items in my Etsy shop are going to be on sale!!! So be sure to check out my shop!! Treelove26.etsy.com

It has taken awhile for Kaden and I to get back into a routine and for me to catch up on house work! But soon I hope to be working on some more items for the shop and maybe busting out the sewing machine and trying a few things!!!

Road Trip To Cali in 11 days

2008-07-02T16:53:00.000-07:00

Well our trip didn't start out the way we had hoped. Peter had just got propane injection in his truck to help with the soaring gas prices when we found out that it didn't work. Peter had to take it into the shop before we left. We assumed it wouldn't take long but of course it took 2 full days for them to find out what the problem was. They couldn't figure it out and charged us for the time they took to look at it when it was the manufactures fault....500 dollars. They wanted to take a look at it another day but we said no and started our trip!

We drove from Edmonton around 5pm till about 11pm and slept in BC. Woke up, left around 9 and drove till about 11 again and slept in Oregan. Kaden did soooo awesome with all the driving we did. I was soo surprised and thankful that God heard my prayers!!

Thursday we drove to Portland and quickly realized how difficult it is to drive in a big city with a big truck and trailer so we decided to skip Portland and we kept on driving to Newport, Oregan. Newport was beautiful with the Ocean on one side and the docks/marina at the other side. The ocean was great cold but great. Kaden LOVES water so he had a blast!! We stayed in Newport for about a day and a half. Went to the Wax museum, Ripley's believe it or not and an underground aquarium...these place were definitely not worth the 43.80...I much rather spent that time at the beach..oh well we had to be tourists! We met an older woman that was sooo cute and sweet!! We went bike riding with Kaden and could here a voice saying "isn't that precious" and she came out of her trailer and had to see Kaden. We talked to her a bit and asked us if we were teaching Kaden about Jesus and she was sooo excited to know that we were Christians. She was telling us that she was praying and writing about us in her journal. She even baked us some bread! To think that someone in the next campsite could be praying for your family is soo inspiring and encouraging!!!

From Newport we took off to the Redwoods (Saturday)...very beautiful trees...sooo huge! God's creation is awesome! So creative! The end of Saturday we drove just outside San Fransisco and slept. Sunday..we were in San Fransisco and we saw the Golden Gate Bridge! Again the city was to difficult to drive through so we kept going till we got to Santa Barbara, California!! Another Beautiful place to be! We stayed there for two days! Shopped, rode our bikes on the designated bike lane..so cool!, hung out at the beach and got to see some dolphins swim by!

Tuesday we drove to LA. Took about 4 hours just to find a campsite. Found one on Long beach had to pay 65 bucks..ridiculous but all we could find. Then we drove back to check out all the tourist stuff. We didn't have a map so this was difficult and ended up having to miss the Chinese theatre and no chance to walk around. We did get to see the Hollywood sign and Rodeo Drive. Crazy how many lanes they need in LA there were 14 lanes altogether!!

Wednesday we drove to San Diego and went to the zoo! It wasn't has great has i had thought it to be. Maybe because Kaden didn't really understand that there were animals to look at or maybe because he couldn't get close to them. The petting zoo was the highlight for me because Kaden had the most fun there. He always had to bend over to see there faces when he was talking to them so cute! After we were done that we drove just outside Las Vegas. Peter was really hoping that we could drive through Las Vegas when it was dark so I could see the lights but it was getting to late. It would have been 2 in the morning by the time we would have got there. We didn't want Kaden to stay up that late.

Thursday we made our long trip back! Drove to Great falls and shopped on Saturday morning and was in Cold Lake by 11. It was a good experience but i probably wouldn't do it again. I would just fly next time!

I love lists!

2008-06-11T10:04:00.000-07:00

Well Peter, Kaden and I are heading to California in the next couple of days and the lists never end. I make lists every day. What I need to get done, grocery lists ( that never change...I should just make a permanent one), and lists for when we are going somewhere. I see what needs to be done in the house but I still have to make lists. I go through tonnes of notebooks a year writing the same things down. I love lists!
Monday Peter's truck is getting work done in the city so we will be heading to Cali probably monday night! I am sooo excited! So I probably won't be around in blog world for awhile since i have soooo many things to get done!

May Long

2008-05-27T15:00:00.001-07:00

It seems this is the year for sickness! Kaden was sick again then I got sick after the May long weekend. Ugghhh!

Well we are all good for now! We went camping on the May long and it was great!!!! Kaden went camping last year but he was only like 6 mths old. So this year he was able to do a lot more! We played at the park, LOVES the slides!! He played a lot in the dirt and sand! He got sooo dirty, it was great! We ate lots of junk, sat around the fire and just had a good time with eachother!

Well I have sold 10 items in my Etsy shop!!!! So exciting!! I love making things so it is really encouraging when others like what I make and wanna buy it! I Love mailing things off!! This is a great part time thing for me!! Somedays it's hard to get any thing done because of Kaden but I fully take advantage of the time when he naps! So if you haven't checked out my shop there might be something there that you like!!

On a side note LOVED the movie Juno if you haven't seen it go and rent it!!

Watoto Children's Choir

2008-05-14T11:05:00.000-07:00

Well the Watoto Children's choir was just in our town yesterday and I must say they were incredible!! I love their energy and their spirit!! They all were great! The music was awesome. Kaden was good he just ran around and danced a bit. Pretty good considering it was way past his bedtime. I just have to say that if the Watoto children's choir come to your city please go it is definitely worth it. Also if you want they need financial help so if you can sacrifice 35 bucks a month do it. It is soo worth it to see these children have a chance to get schooling, health care and just have their basic needs met!

Mother's day!!

2008-05-10T17:03:00.000-07:00

As you all know Mother's day is tommorrow!!! This is my second year being a mom! Peter is working so it's going to suck a bit but i'll be hangin out with Kaden all day!

I want to wish all those momma's out their a great day full of LOVE!!!

Also I just want to mention that my Mother's day cards in my shop are on sale now!!! Check them out!! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5764354

Girls Night

2008-05-09T07:31:00.000-07:00

Yeah it's girls night!!! I'm excited!! I'm sure it will be a tonne of fun!
It has been a great week!! I got to see my sis and go shoppping! It has been tooo long since i've seen her! I find it sooo hard to meet up with everyone from the city but we try.
Kaden is feeling much better, he got his belly back...so cute. But the cuddles have ended :(. He's not much of a cuddler.
I'm helping at a school today for a garage sale tomorrow. I LOVE garage sales. Maybe i will find some goodies!! All the proceeds are going to the Watoto childrens choir (http://www.watoto.com/). Our church is hosting them when they come to town! They are going to be here May 13...I am so excited. I have seen a few videos of them and they are so cute! Hopefully our community steps up and help these widows and orphans!

Inspiration

2008-05-03T08:28:00.000-07:00

For about the last month or so I have been looking around on the internet for ideas for my craft room that I would like to set up in the next couple of months. There is sooo much eye candy out there!! I love Flickr and other people's blogs! I have soo many ideas! Also I have been really wanting to scrapbook! Just need to develop some pics then I am set!
I'll post some pics of the room downstairs that I have to work with. I am soo excited to make that my own space to create!!!!!!
Peter's Brother and his family are in town... so I am off to visit! Hope everyone is having a great weekend it is sooo beautiful out!

Spring & Sickness

2008-05-01T14:08:00.000-07:00

I think Spring has finally sprung! The snow is melting and the sun is shining!! So excited for this change.

My little man is sick. He has been sick since tuesday night. Throwing up, sleeping alot, and not eating very much. I hate it when he is sick! I hope the little guy feels better so he can enjoy this beautiful weather and we can get out of the house!!

The Brown Sweater

Rabbit

Homesense how i Love you

My New Obsession

Yeah FINALLY an update!

Hello?

The Brownsweater update

Emma Bean the big 1!!

Happy Easter

I Heart Friday

Polaroid

Food Revolution

I Heart Friday

I heart Friday

I Heart Friday

Family Tree

I Heart Friday-Playkitchen

I heart it Friday

I only love you for your beard!

Love day

Craft Swap!

New Computer!!

December is here

To Do list

Ughhh

Best wedding entrance ever!!!

vintage sale

I'm Going Cloth!!!

Happy Birthday Peter!

Vintage Suitcases! <3

A new love!

Two Months

Shop updates!

Bubbles the Bear

One Month

Spring = Creativity!

Emma

Belly Shots..Finally!!

I'm still here!

A bunch of Lovely days!

Catching up!

I won!!

Lovely Scrapbook Kits

The New Paint Color

Merry Christmas

December Daily: December 1st- December 4th

Basement Renos Have Begun!!

December daily

20% off

New Niece

We'll See We'll See

Thanksgiving

Vintage store Now Open!!!

The rescue

Etsy Update

TheBrownSweater

Weeks gone by

Summer

4th Anniversary and Babies!!

Busy Busy Busy

I LOVE AUGUST!!!

*Etsy* Love*

ETSY SALE

Broken bones

Sale -- July 14th

Road Trip To Cali in 11 days

I love lists!

May Long

Watoto Children's Choir

Mother's day!!

Girls Night

Inspiration

Spring & Sickness

Etsy Love*