Simply Jaimie

When I had Hannah, I didn't know anything about babywearing. We use to wear her in a carrier around town simply because it was more practical then pushing a stroller. It never once occurred to me that I could wear her inside the house! Hannah would have been a much more content baby if I had done more babywearing with her.  While I was pregnant with Lilly, I randomly stumbled upon some babywearing videos on YouTube. I became increasingly interested by it, and did a lot of research before deciding on going with a Solly Baby Wrap. Aaron also wanted to wear Lilly, but refused to wear her in a wrap, so he went with an Ergo 360. I ended up wearing Lilly in the ergo a lot more than the wrap. I think because it was a lot more comfortable for me. I was still struggling a little with getting the wrap on right. I also was walking in the mornings with my sister, and the structure of the ergo made babywearing a lot more comfortable. It also came with a sun shade which helped tr...

We can cross two more temples off our list of temples to see. Yesterday we went and saw the Draper and Mount Timpanogos Temples. We also went and saw the Jordan River Temple but it is under construction and so you can't get on the grounds. 

 Valentine's Day 2017!  The night before Valentine's Day Aaron and I decided to run to target and pick out a couple things for the girls. We originally were not going to do this hence why it was so last minute. However, showing up at Target on the eve of a big holiday/celebration is the wrong choice. The aisles were packed, most everything was already gone, and people did not seem happy to be shopping.  We decided to head to the dollar spot and pick up a couple things. The girls ended up with a more summer/Easter theme, but they were so happy to wake up and see their little surprise. The bubbles (which come in a pack of three for $1!) got the biggest reaction. I don't know what it is about bubbles but the girls LOVED them. The chocolate was also a huge hit, probably cause their favorite characters were on them (Paw Patrol for Lilly and Shopkins for Hannah;) however do NOT opt for the cheap chocolate. It tasted gross.  For breakfast, I made some...

2017 has begun with our family going through a bit of a trying time. As I go through this, it is sometimes (mostly all the time) easier to be a total grump! This quote from Marjorie Pay Hinckley is a good reminder that despite the hardships of life I can still enjoy it. There is happiness in everyday I just have to choose to let it in. 

While making Valentine's Day cards with Hananh, I started thinking about my first Valentine's Day crush. His name was Cory. He was American, had blonde hair, and was super cute. I spent hours making him the perfect Valentine's Day card. It had to be the best because obviously this was how I was going to confess my love to him, and then he would definitely confess it back.  I decided to give it to him on Wednesday night, at the church. We were there practicing for our church's roadshow/play. I was both excited and nervous. My friend (not pictured) had also showed up for practice and was also carrying a Valentine's Day card for Cory. I couldn't believe it! She never told me she liked him, whereas I had made it very clear to her about my feelings for him. I was not happy.  For some reason, she had left the foyer where we were anxiously waiting for Cory to be done practing. That's when I noticed her card! She had left it sitting on the table. In that mo...

Christ's Atonement is Evidence of God's Love click here to read the message you are welcome to use these handouts.  Simply right click, save, and print

The following quotes were all from the October 2016 General Conference quote by Elder Kazuhiko Yamashita quote by Elder Ronald A. Rasband you are welcome to save, print, and use any of these posters

Living in Utah means being surrounded by beautiful temples. The girls love walking around the temple grounds (just not when it is freezing cold - oops.) Every building is unique and has the most stunning details. Our goal is to see as many as we can. So far we have seen  Provo Payson St. George Provo City Center (Hannah's Favourite . . . so far) Salt Lake and Oquirrh Mountain We will be heading to California in the springtime and hope to go see the four in Southern California, as well as more in Utah and Las Vegas. 

As I write this blog post, I am actually quite nervous. I will start by saying that no, I am not pregnant. My secret is that we started a YouTube channel, and post videos of our everyday life.  Why on earth would we want to do that? well One reason is I don't want my children to every forget their grandparents, cousins, parents, pets etc. I love that they will be able to sit down with their children and grandchildren etc and be able to show them things like their trip to Knotts Berry Farm, making pancakes in the morning, or playing games together. One of my biggest fears is to be forgotten, and I guess in some way, this will prevents that.Another reason is babies don't stay babies! My kids are growing so fast and I want to catch their little quirkiness at the age that they are now. Like how Lilly Belle says milk or how Hannah gets excited about everything, and how hard it is to make Beck smile.  Wanting to do these videos is something I have been wanting to do for a lon...

Today Beck had a doctor's appointment with a urology specialist. The doctor wanted to check the imaging from Beck's ultrascan and his test where they inserted the dye into his bladder. He did confirm that Beck had some urinary reflux into his left kidney, but has a 92% of it fixing itself over the next year. This was great news to hear because the more severe the reflux becomes the more likely it would be that Beck would need surgery to fix it.  The doctor did decide the change his medicine which Beck has to take everyday for the next year. Every couple of months we call the doctor back with Beck's most current weight, and then he adjusts the amount Beck takes. His medicine is to prevent another urinary tract infection from occurring, this medicine is 85% effective (I think that was the percent the nurse gave.) If a UTI does occur while on the medicine, then we would have to reevaluate everything and go from there.  This time next year we will be seeing the urology d...

Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe dry ingredients - 1 3/4 cups flour 1/2 sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 salt 1 - 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips  wet ingredients - 3/4 cups milk 1/4 oil 1 egg in a large bowl combined all your dry ingredients in a smaller bowl combined your wet ingredients add your wet ingredients to your dry ingredients and mix until moist (don't overmix) spray a muffin tin and add mixture (this recipe will make 12 good size muffins) bake in 375 degree oven for 20 minutes