henry's 4th bday

my little angel turned 4 years old this month. what?!?! here is what he is up to as of late: (ps. this is long and mostly for myself to read later, so if you want to scroll down, its cool)

FAVORITE GAME: hide and seek - henry has quite the rules to abide by for this game. he tells the adults in the room what to say in order to play it "right". for instance, he will often hide under a blanket. and then tell us. "i want you to say - where's henry" and then the game proceeds as we ask each other where henry is. and then the giggling or "monster sounds" come from the blanket and we mysteriously find him. and then it starts over again. for hours.

FAVORITE FOOD: really, anything frozen. like frozen waffles. frozen toaster struddles. frozen corn dogs. and when i say frozen. i mean frozen. raw. he doesn't like things nuked in the micro much.

FAVORITE BAND: radiohead. henry is obsessed with radiohead. i think we have an emo kid already in the works!!

FAVORITE SHOW: much to mommy's dismay, henry loves a few shows on cartoon network. like gumball and adventure time. not the greatest thing for a 4 year old. but i choose other battles to fight. he also really loves busytown mysteries and wipeout.

FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: red socks. hen loves his red socks. whether they are on his hands or feet. paired with regular shoes or slippers. and sometimes even doubled up with other colored socks.

FAVORITE PERSON: daddy. its kind of gross. the obsession. for both actually. they talk about how they are best friends all the time. and mca surely should win daddy of the century award.

FAVORITE ACTIVITY: painting. hen has been into "creating" lately. he likes to paint, color on the whiteboard, draw. perhaps we have an emo michealangelo on our hands!!

DISLIKES: henry hates going to bed. every night. and its pretty much been this way for 4 years. he also really hates getting shots. because he has had quite a few in the last year. (dog bite, pneumomia, etc). any kind of bribery. he already sees through it. the marble jar does not work. no ice cream until you clean up does not work. other people will make fun of you if you continue to suck your thumb does not work (that really doesn't happen, but you get what i am saying).

we love our busy 4 year old and are so very greatful to have him.

here are some pics from the big day. he was pretty sick on his bday, so he is not super thrilled with anything in these pics: (ps, i lost my camera for a while, thus i used the ipad for pictures. quality is not the best)

nana got hen all sorts of creative things that he can sit and do with me and mca. because as mentioned before, he LOVES to paint and do crafty stuff.

nana made hen a special confetti bday cake with "sprinklers" (that is what hen calls sprinkles).

he loved the cake, but was just in a sassy mood.

for hen's party we invited his best friends to a swimming party at the orem rec center. and then on to mcdonalds for more fun. we purchased 100 chicken nuggets for the party goers. if anyone is interested as to what 100 chicken nuggets look like at one time. here you go...

our 4 year old angel.

wednesdays obsession - beauty products

today i have been thinking about beauty products. i have been feeling less than satisfactory as of late, thus leading to my need for more beauty products to try and enhance myself. i have been a member of birchbox for a while. getting these little boxes every month with samples of beauty products can excite even the most spoiled of girls (yours truely included). i also recently came across bloom, a website that sends lots of free goodies to try when you buy product from them. they also have an in depth beauty profile in order to pick the "best for you" products. so, with all that said. here are a few of my new favorite beauty products.

gillette venus embrace razor. shaving just became as easy as downing a ddp (if you are into that sort of thing). literally, best. razor. ever. try it.

going along with the razor is this amazing cooling shaving gel satin care: cooling sensation shave gel . this stuff not only made my razor glide that much easier, it cooled and soothed my legs for hours after. love.

REN guerande salt exfoliating body balm
this stuff is awesome. i have some eczema (sorry but that's what you get when talking beauty products) and i have used every salt scrub on this planet. and i always find that they leave the skin so oily after. hate that. this stuff is so silky smooth after application. which, by the way is also awesome. you apply to your skin when it is dry, for a more in depth exfoliating process. i love this stuff.

MOR belladonna emporium body butter. i am not a fan of body butter. again, it leaves the skin so oily. and it is so thick to put on. but this stuff by MOR is amazing. although thick, it goes on so smooth. and leaves your skin feeling like velvet all day. yum.

what beauty products are you loving lately?

the comeback

so i have to say that i officially disappeared from my blog in like september all of 2011. i tried to post hurried pictures of what happened months before. and pretty much nothing else. well this is no longer. i get really overwhelemed with gigantic messes. which is what i believe trying to catch up from 2011 would be considered. so, this is me saying: scratch that. forget it. maybe i will get to it in another form. but this blog is moving on from 2011. i know that we are on day 13 of 2012. but i have made up my mind that i am going to be a regular blogger. for those 2 peeps that read. and for the blog book i will attempt to get made someday. AND - miss xtine this is mostly for you - you will be happy to know that i am going public.

this is me celebrating.