I like big butts and I cannot lie

(the boys in their big fluffy cloth diapered bottoms)

With two babies 9 months apart we were spending a ton on diapers each month. We usually were buying the diapers that were the best value, but pretty good quality and were spending over $80 a month on diapers! We are trying to figure out some ways to save some money so I started researching cloth diapering. I was a little skeptical at first because really who wants to wash poopy out of two babies diapers all day?

So after lots of hours of "researching" and talking about it with Adam he was all for it. So we dove in. At first the cloth diapering lingo was really confusing, but I soon learned what everything was. We bought a few different brands/types of diapers to figure out what we like best. Right now we have enough diapers to full time cloth diaper one baby but we are cloth diapering two with what we have. I am doing a load of cloth diaper laundry everyday. So we will need to purchase a bit more. We are hoping grandparents will purchase some as Christmas gifts for the boys.

So we have been cloth diapering now for two weeks and LOVE it! We are still in the learning phase right now, but I want to share some tips we have learned and give some insight on what types and brands of diapers we use and how well they work. As we try new things we will let you know how they work.

We were going through at least 10-14 diapers a day previous to cloth diapering. It feels so good to not be throwing money away and doing our part being a little greener and the cloth is so much better for their little booties:) Truthfully at first it was just saving money, but now I realize how many diapers we were using and it was just crazy.

So in my future posts I will do a little Cloth Diapering 101 :) So come along with me as we learn this cloth diapering thing together...

contest

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check out this give a way...

some new pictures

Emery tends to be the subject of most of my pictures lately because right now he is the only one that will stay still long enough :)

Stop the Nakedness

http://stopthenakedness.com/

I came across this organization and its pretty awesome! Click on the link above to read about the company...

Puttin up the Christmas tree

I just want to go to bed people!

This year we decided to give away our old artificial Christmas tree and start a new tradition and get live trees every year. So we all went and picked out a tree. Really Daddy and Maggie picked out the tree while the 3 little ones and myself stayed inside the warm store and ate some free popcorn they were giving out. They strapped the tree to our car and we brought it home. Adam was afraid the tree was going to fall off because the young kid at the store didnt get it on all that tight. But we arrived home with the tree still on the roof. It had slid around though.

Maggie and Hazel were so excited. It took a little while to get the tree straight, but other than that it was great. The girls had fun putting the ornaments on. Zek didnt stay up for the festivities because he was super tired as it was an hour past bedtime. So we will see what tomorrow morning will bring with a 14 month old little boy and a bright and shiny Christmas tree! Hazel kept on singing "We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy day" tonight. it was too cute!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving. Woke up and got ready for our day and did our 4th annual gingerbread making. We went out to my Grandpa and Grandmas house for several hours and then went out to Adams moms. It was a great time chatting with family all day. This was the best family picture we could get. It was the end of the day so who could blame the kids for not cooperating? :)

Hazel took some pictures of Zek...Isnt his hair great?

I thought this was a cute one that she took of him.

The kiddos

Emery (aka Mr. Smiley)

Hazel and Emery chillin out watching My little Pony

Mr. Zekie

Maggie

Hazel

Gingerbread house making

drowning

Often times lately I have felt I have been drowning. Drowning in the overwhelming feelings of life. The craziness of my days. It's hard to keep up.

I fall short of what God wants me to be. God has great plans for me. I just know it. I feel the presence of Satan weighing me down and knowing every little pressure point. I feel like alot of days every single one of my weaknesses is tested and I fail. I fail to do what God wants me to do. I try to be who the world wants me to be... and I cannot keep up!

I need to step up and call out "I want to be what you want me to be God" "I will be who You want me to be" " I will do what You want me to do"

No more feelings of drowning. Lord lift me up out of these roaring waters. Calm my seas. Help me to be the follower you want me to be. Help me to be the wife you want me to be. The mother you want me to be. Comfort me, give me strength (and courage and everything else I need to live this life that You have so abundantly blessed me with).

God's teaching me though all of my circumstances and I am ready to learn. Ready to listen to his calm still voice.