Simply Jaimie

When you drive four hours to see a temple (which was totally worth it,) instead of just turning around and driving back home, you make a day out of it. We were planning on spending the day in Moab, but stumbled upon this cute tourist spot on our way back from the temple. It is nestled about midway between Monticello and Moab. It was the cutest, coolest, and funkiest place I have ever been.  The tourist shop is literally in the rock! You can take a 15 minutes tour inside the rock, but with the little kids were decided not too.  We then decided to walk around and look at all the cool stuff they had The girls were really excited to see Mater! They even had a zoo with some pretty fun animals It was such a fun day! I am so glad we stopped here and hope to go back to Moab and explore some more

It is true! Beck turned one on the 12th of November! In a way the year flew by, yet it also seems so long ago that Aaron and I brought him home from the hospital. He is a solid, curious, and happy little guy. He is fully aware that Aaron and I adore him, and uses that to get whatever he wants. I remember feeling so overwhelmed because Beck would scream, not cry, whenever I put him down. I would clean, cook, and take a shower with Beck as my background noise. Finally, that subsided, for the most part, and Beck will play with toys while I do those things. He gets all the love and kisses from his sisters, and most of the time Hannah will be holding his hands and walking around with him. Beck will walk along furniture and he will walk while holding one or both of your hands. He will even walk if he is barely holding on to a tiny part of your finger. But, as soon as you let go, or stand him up and hold your hands out, he will sit down! Every. Single. Time. However, he will climb t...

The Stocktober Challenge was LIFE-CHANGING! I know that sounds way over dramatic, which I have a tendency to be , but trust me when I tell you it is the truth. In just over a month, I have gone from having nothing in my stockpile to having a jam-packed freezer and a fully stocked pantry. All thanks to the Jordan Page's Stocktober challenge.  if you have no idea what the stocktober challenge was first you need to follow Jordan page at fun cheap or free and second you need to click here to read all about it My dream has always been to have a stockpile of food and non perishable items. I have watched every video and read every blog post about growing a stock pile, but felt like non of them truly address how to get started and stay within your budget. I couldn't figure out how to take my humble grocery budget and use it to feed my family AND build a stock pile. There just wasn't enough money left over after I had purchased the things I needed for the week. In fact, so...

Sometimes a random quote on your Pinterest newsfeed will hit you like a brick to the face (not that I have ever had a brick thrown to  my face thank goodness.) Today I needed to hear this.