My daughter is the little cute one with the HUGE attitude!

Since my little Madylena had turned 2 she has been quite a nightmare. Multiple tantrums per hour. Throwing, kicking, hitting, screaming, and oh so much more. Her are some pics of of Mady having a tantrum because i told her she couldn't have popcorn at ten in the morning.














I hear that your two year old's are a look into the future with teenagers. Uh oh.... I'm in big trouble. This morning pretty much right when we got up I was putting on Tangled once again for her to watch while I made waffles. She grabbed a Wii remote because she thought i was gonna play a game. I didn't worry too much about her having it until i saw her licking. So i said ew gross don't lick it Mady. And because i told her to stop she started licking it even more fiercly. I took it away from and so no gross. Sat down and the next thing i knew i got a remote to the face. So i took her to her room for time out. Man that hurt. After a few moments I went in and told her why she was there. She glared at me and then purposely looked away. When i asked her to say sorry she looked at me mouthed the word and rolled her eyes!!!! SHES TWO!!! what the heck. I asked her to do it again so i could hear and she barely whispered it with another eye roll. That little bum. I don't know what the heck I'm going to do with her. Already today she has been in time out like 6 times so that doesn't really seem to be working. She is so horrible, hits and throws things when she gets mad. Quite the temper. Any little advice I'm sure would help. I need to stop this behavior before any babies come into our lives or I'm afraid of what she will do to them haha... Thanks ya'll have a good day.

Inside campOUT with friends...

Well had to have some fun after a long drive and family so we called our friends over for some hamburgers and smores. A very yummy outside food, done inside. Bugs were not invited to the party. These little dandies i made and thought of right before they came and they were a huge hit with children and grownups alike :)
Also i set up our little TV in the 2nd family room and Mady has been wanting to watch "Howse" (mickey mouse club house) all day every day :) Right now as i type this mady sneakily walked by the bed to dads nightstand (where he keeps his kisses) Looked at me, swiped one and ran out the door, closed it, and i'm sure she is in her play room watching mickey mouse thinking i had no idea she just stole a kiss hahaha so silly. Mady has been trying to potty train she is finally learning that she pees on the potty and not just plays on it haha :) Well enjoy some pics of Mady playing in her pretty shoes, and watching mickey mouse clubhouse. and our yummy BBQ desserts :)

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My New "Business"

Hey all i started a new page on facebook called
"Trendy Angel"
Go to facebook and like it. Then check out all my bows and bracelets. Better and way cuter ones to come!!!

A star in the making :) hehe

i can't get a video to post so i thik i'll just post it to facebok

The oddities of Nebraska...

well it doesn't help that we also live out in the middle of nowhere. We are surrounded by cornfields and train tracks. A place where fry sauce among other things, is not even heard of. There are churches every block, most i have never even heard of. Walmart is pretty much the only place to shop and driving 3 hours one way for a date, night out, or shopping visit is normal. Everyone is so nice and will help you with anything you need. Members fight for you to be in their ward because there are so few to have. You get thrown a farewell party when you leave the ward because you get to know everyone in a few weeks. Very different from our last ward and a good thing too. Ive been able to make friends very very quickly. I had a playgroup to go to the third day i was here and made a few friends in my first week. Mady had almost 20 people at her party with most casual invites the day of. :) Although there is one thing that drives me crazy. Things are sideways. all of the hymn books are laying down lengthwise instead of standing up straight. The light switches are going up and down instead of horizontal. to so have 4 light switches standing tall instead of going left to right. and the worst of all is this.....



(I also thought these streetlamps were really strange. :) they also don't have any curbs here they are all rounded off.)

It took me a while to get used to. They do it because of the wind that gets going out here. Haven't really experienced it yet but I'm sure a tornado will be in the near future, just as long as john is home and the basement isn't flooded anymore. The bugs out in the country are horrible! And surprisingly so are the frogs haha :) they like to live in our window wells...






Well thats about it. So far i enjoy Nebraska. Lots of swimming to do with friends but winter may be a different story. one of my closest friends here is a teacher and so soon i won't be able to do anything with her. Winter may be a bit more difficult with no swimming pools to go to. Wish me luck with this little stinker :)

Mady turned two!

Mady's birthday was a good one. I had been very busy cleaning and unpacking up till then so i did most of her birthday stuff the morning of. It was a lady bug party and it was really cute if i do say so myself. I got most of the stuff for it in Idaho Falls before i drove here. Including her gifts. I wanted to nurture her big sister side for later use so i got her a Cinderella baby doll, a graco baby furniture set, and a little bag of baby accessories that has bottles and play lotions and all that. I think i did pretty good. On all the decorations and gifts i spent 50$. Less than a pack of diapers haha. We had 20 people there including us. Which is pretty darn good for being here less than a week :) It was fun and everyone loved my cupcakes so i was happy. Mady went from this to this so fast.... how?





Sorry they are sideways...
So here is a little bit about our fine little two year old.
*She loves looking pretty, whether it be with jewelery, accessories, or "makeup".
*She may not make sense most of the time but she loves to talk, talk, talk, and talk some more.
*she loves her dollies. She feeds them, rocks them, shushes them, burps them, and throws them. hahaha
*Mady loves to eat although her frame may not show it. Takes after mother in that she also loves sweets.
*Mady loves Disney especially Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Sadly we don't have TV anymore so she can't really watch it.
* Mady loves to Help me in whatever i do. She is a total copy cat. When i clean, she has to. She follows me around by holding onto my pants. when we eat together she will take a bite when i do and if i take a drink so does she. Quite silly
*Mady loves more than anything to be outside. She loves the park and the swings and slides. She loves swimming the most. She has figured out that it is water and decides to call it gink. Which is drink. She loves going to the pool whether it be my tub or an actual pool.
*Mady is fearless except for when it comes to loud noises. Like thunder. One night on the way home from town. There was a thunder and lightening storm. At first Mady was loving it. Saying wow and oh! with us and saying how cool it was. Later when i noticed she was quiet i looked back. Mady had her head in her hands. We were wondering if she felt sick or something. Well she didn't think the lightening was so cgoooool anymore so she thought if she couldn't see it it would go away. I made the mistake of taking her shaking little hand and had to hold it the 15 min to home. Very uncomfortable from front seat to back but she was just too pathetic and precious.
*Mady loves music and loves to sing and dance like no other.
*Mady loves our new place, the bugs, the puppies (horses in our backyard) and the oooo ooo (the train that passes about every 10 min)
*Mady loves to kiss. Give kisses to us or her babies. Sometimes i worry about her kissing and the future :)
*Last but not least about our little Mady. Mady has quite the temper. If any of you have watched her, when she doesn't get her way she finds stuff to throw at you, screams at you, and hits you as much as she can. She is also really good at the looks of anger, whining (which she also does really well), Ignoring, rolling eyes, and all those teenage looks.

Well that's a little about Mady. There is too much to her to write down. She is quite the character. I love her so much and cannot believe she is 2 already. Where has the time gone? She is such a big girl and still so little. Love you Madylena. Happy birthday.
Here are some pics. I was pretty proud of myself. I made the cupcakes, did the decorations, and made Mady's dress and ladybug barrettes.