Its Been Awhile...............

It feels like its been forever since I have blogged.. Where have I been? Let me tell you I have been busy. I totally forgot how much work a new baby is everytime I sit down to do anything he needs something... I started the Christmas tree sunday between some of the lights not working and the 2 hours shane and I spent on trying to find the light that didnt work and taking care of Alex my 2hour project turned into 8 hours. It was worth it the tree came out great.

Thanksgiving was nice. I made a huge dinner it was wonderful. We did our traditional black friday shopping we left at 3 am and got the majority of it done, we also took the girls to see The Christmas Carol Saturday. It was a great movie Well got to cut it short the little man just got up.

2 Year Anniversary

WOW its been 2 years, So many things have happened good and bad but we always got threw them. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family. I am thankful for the 2 beautiful girls we have and our sweet new addition alexander he truly is a little miracle He has made our family whole. I am blessed to have a great extended family and great friends. So happy Anniversary Shane thank you for being in my life.

For Grandpa and Carol, And My Bupci

Alex!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome

Alexander Jonathon Bouchard.

August 14, 2009

7lbs 7oz

21 inches

Alex was born on friday after being in labor for 2 days he was born by c-section. But all the trouble was worth the work because now beautiful Alex is here. And Daddy is so proud of his new son. Shane is so great as soon as he gets home its all about taking care of Alex He even gets up with me when Alex gets up I dont expect him to because he gets up at 5 to go to work. But at 5 he gets up and takes Alex down stairs with him and feeds him so I can get the girls ready for school. Its such a help. He is already making him a sports fan last night was their first monday night football game it was so cute.

His first Red Sox shirt.

Late Fathers Day Gift

Well I have been pretty behind so the fathers day gift I had planned for shane was going to be late. Between painting the house a 2week project. And Laurie coming I just did not have time to finish it. So I finished them this morning so he can have it when he gets home.

I made and stained the frames I also took the pictures and cut out the matte for the frames.




This week was great Laurie came on the 4th of July we barbequed and watched fireworks it was fun. On monday we went to the chandler fashion center. I planned on buying the baby some cute onsies but they didnt have any with short sleaves. We spent alot of time just hanging out at home it was nice to have someone to talk to. Yesterday we went out shopping and ate at pei wei it was yummy I have been craving it for a while and shane hates it so Laurie and I went. I also went to babies r us picked up some really cute onsies and some bottles. I also picked out the bassinet I want they didnt have it so I ordered it. I am getting really excited for the baby to arrive I am really uncomfortable especially at night. This week im going to start making room for all the baby stuff I also have a couple of things to make that I have been trying to get to.

Changes They Are Coming

Well the biggest change in our life will be the birth of our child in August. Its taken us awhile to get excited about it but now we are I guess the change scared us. We have been going back and fourth about getting a second car for awhile now and on friday we decide that it would be the best thing since Shane got a job in phoenix on friday . He applied for a customer service rep job like he did when he worked at safety kleen he did it as a joke and they called him the next day for and interview. So he is going to take it until he gets a job at a fire station so for that to happen he needs to finish school. I just hope he doesnt burn himself out between the 2 businesses and school. So the next 2 months there will be alot of changes.

Our New Addition

Yes Its True We are Pregnant. It was quite a shock to us but this kind of thing happens for a reason. We are due August 22. And 90 percent sure it is a boy. So lets pray for the other 10 percent. He was stubborn like his father and would not move. But of course as soon as I leave he wouldn't stop. So for now until the next ultrasound unless he is stubborn again kind of like his sister rosie It will be a surprise. So I will just be buying neutral colors for now. Well thats my little update for today.

Easter and the crazyness I call life.

Easter was a crazy day. The girls woke us up a 5:45 wondering if the Easter Bunny came. And we told them they needed to go back to bed because it was to early to get up. Then when it was time to get up they were super excited. They thought they were going to eat candy at 7 in the morning. I planned a big breakfast for my father inlaw because we were going to go to my mother inlaws house for dinner. After breakfast and when the sprinklers finally went off they went on an easter egg hunt. Puff found an egg to and ate the jelly beans out of it. At 9:30 the dog groomer should up to give the dog a haircut. He really needed it.

While the dog was getting a hair cut the girls were getting ready to get there Easter pictures taken I put there good dresses on and did there hair when they were done we headed over to the park to take there pictures. Grandma needed an update picture. This was one picture it is so hard to get them to hold still. They just wanted to run around and they kept saying are we done yet.

Grandma's Picture

Then we went to grandma's to eat a ham dinner. Also big news the easter bunny went to grandma's. The easter bunny left jumpropes and bubble's it was a big hit. grandma loved and laughed that rosie was good at jumpropping.

Well yesterday was my final attempt to plant palm trees. We got some full grown mexican palms that looked great. But today the wind is going 50 miles an hour and they look bad again. I just have no luck. So we will see tomorrow how much damage the wind has done. The next step is shade trees .

One of 3

Landscaping Projects........................

What a month. Lets see I can begin with shane had to take a layoff from work thought it was going to make a great deal of stress but as luck would have it our Bouncer rentals have gotten pretty busy we have booked up for the next 10 weeks. But Shane has been bored being home so much during the day that he has started doing some landscaping on the side which turns out to be going great. He is actually making more doing this a couple of times a week then he did working full time. Plus I have been going and helping him which is actually fun and it gives us a really good workout. Last friday we did a spring cleanup and today we cleared a yard to lay down sod on monday. We would finish it on friday but shane has a 12 hour clinical ride along. He only has a month left till he starts his new job which will turn out to be the job he was born to do I am so proud of him he is in the top of the class and is really loving it. He did a clinical at the gilbert hospital a couple of weeks ago and he loved it.

I am looking at some great recipes to bring to my mother inlaws house Sunday . Shanes stepfathers family is visiting and we are going to see them. I think I am going to make blueberry lime tiramisu. I thought it was very spring. I have also been working on the girls easter baskets.

I want to eat the candy I love easter, I love spring.

BEFORE AFTER

Afternoon In the Park

This afternoon the girls and I spent the afternoon in the park near our house. Shane needed to sleep because he did his clinical last night and was up all night and when he got home he needed to setup bouncers and then we went shopping so needless to say he was tired. To give him so quite time I took the girls to the park were they went on the swings and flew there kite. I hope it made them tired because watching them made me tired. They didnt want any help flying the kite so I took alot of pictures of them. It made me think of taking them to the desert botanical garden they are having a glass exhibit there so that might be next weekend.

Its up there mom

New Yard In Progress

For the last 2 weeks we have been working on our backyard. And as of today we are almost finished all we have left is the trees that will go in tomorrow. It is so nice to look back there and not see dirt. The irrigation system was put in yesterday and Shane put the sod in last night and today.We also had a fire pit put in and they extended our back patio.

Building the fire pit.

The new Patio and the sod.

My favorite part the mexican lime tree. It smells so good.

The Great 8 Tag

8 Things about us.

Here are the rules:
1) Post rules on your blog--done :)
2) Answer the six "8" items (they are in no particular order)
.3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment.

8 Favorite TV shows

-Top Chef: I have watched it since the show started
-Ultimate Recipe Showdown: My sister in-law and I are going to try some of the recipe's. Which I think it will be fun.
-Diner's,Drive-in's,and Dive's: I love this show, I have been to a couple of the places they were very good Saturday I was going to go to a gelato place that was on the show but they closed in december.
-Chopped: I like that there is a challenge for the chef's
-Anyting food network all the shows give me good Ideas
-48 hour mystery:
-Jockeys: this is actually new and I love it.
-Nip/Tuck

8 Things I did yesterday

-Laundry: that is everyday though
-Cleaned the bouncers: Its that time of year again.
-did some shopping at fry's
-Cleaned the bathrooms
-Made Dinner
-Watched some shows I recorded on the dvr
-Was going to clean out my scrapbook closet but shane wanted me to help him clean the bouncers so thats a project for today.
-Relaxed with my new book

8 Things I look forward to

-Going back to school
-Shane finishing school so he can start the job he really wants
-Vacation- We have a couple of trips planned
-Seeing my best friend I miss her so much
-Saving for the yard to get finished
-spending more time with family
-Making Shane brownies for valentines day. I only make them once a year they are so bad but so good.
-For the economy to be better so everyone can feel secure again.

8 Favorite Restaurants--in no particular order

-Joe's Farm Grill: Ahi Tuna is wonderful
-Rojo's In Lake Tahoe: They have great wings and tempura potatoes to die for.
-Farmhouse in Downtown Gilbert: The breakfast is yummy.
-Joe's Crab Shack: Anything seafood
-Garcia's: I love mexican food
-Nick and Toni's: There pizza taste like back home.
-Buca Di Beppa: The pork in blueberry sauce
-Fago E Brasa:All you can eat Brazillian Steak House

8 Things On My Wishlist

- Healthy Kids
-To be where I want to be in a career by next year
-To see our family more
-For my dad to visit soon
-To vacation more
-For our business to do good this year
-Take more photos
-To paint the inside of my house

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Father Daughter Dance

On Friday Shane took Rosie & Madison to the Father Daughter Dance. Rosie went last year, this was Madison's first time going. So we went out and got them fancy new dresses and new shoe's. Shane surprised them with wrist corsages they were so cute when they got them. They were excited all week to go. Shane predicted Rosie would take off to be with her friends and Madison would hangout with him and he was right I think the anxiety of the whole night got to Madison but the last hour she decided she was going to dance. They had a great time.

Experimental Recipe

The other day I was watching the food Network with my father in-law and sister in-law and 3 beautiful little girls. It was the Show for the big game Tyler Florence made a Mexican Pork Chili that looked great so I looked at the recipe and changed it up a little Instead of pork I used chicken and left out the masa to make it thick. I shredded the chicken and made the sauce I turned it into burrito's they were absolutely great. So tomorrow I am going to use the leftovers to make a green chile stew. I also made homemade Kettle Corn thanks to the mother in-law that was talking about kettle corn yesterday got me craving for it.

A great dinner

So I did one of the things on my new years list. I used my smoker today and It worked great. I made pork loin. Shane made a great rub for the pork I marinaded it for 1 day, and I smoked it using hickory wood it took me most of the afternoon to make sure the smoker stayed hot but it was well worth it in the end. I will be trying it again this weekend with chicken. I also made grilled potato's and homemade beer bread it was so yummy. And when the girls eat all of there dinner I know it had to be good. And after the dinner Shane and I went for our evening walk. So I actually did 2 things on the list.

New Years Resolution's

Well not really a resolution because I never stick to them. I made a list of things I want to get to before next year.

1. Be more Healthy by eating better but not starving myself. I don't need a diet.
2. Do more yoga
3. Continue walking 3 or more times a week
4. Read more
5. Take more classes to get closer to my degree in nursing going back in April for phlebotomy.
6. Take the rest of my photography classes
7. Go on more trips San Diego In April
8. Cook more try new things
9. Do more Scrapbooking
10. Do more Painting
11. Learn how to use my smoker
12. Be less stressed over nothing

So I set some goals for myself this year and I hope I can get to all of them.

It's Been So Long

It feels like it has been forever since the last post. Everything In the last month has been so crazy between the Holidays and New Years visitors I have not had time to even download the pictures in my camera never mind post. So Christmas was very exciting got together with family that we dont see very often. Shane and I went on a snowboarding trip Christmas Day that was exciting we never had gone before so we decided to take a 2 hour lesson it was very fun but scary.

On December 28th Pam and Jay arrived. That week Just flew by we went and saw some great places. On New Years we went to my mother inlaws house and had a great dinner.It was nice spending New Years with great people. The next day Pam and I went with my mother inlaw for a girls day shopping It was a great day we had so much fun. During the week we visited Harley Davidson dealers and Madison decided she was going to be like Jay and get one when she could drive.But if Grandma has a say in it, it will never happen. "over her dead body" We also went to the

What a beautiful Place.

We also went snowboarding again last weekend But this time we went to snowbowl in Flagstaff not as fun as sunrise and we forgot our camera so no pictures. Other than getting a slight fracture in my arm we had fun. Shane and I can just go for a drive and we have so much fun together. We are definitely soulmates.