The Finished Product...

Here are the "long-awaited" pictures of Powell's finished room. I'm sure more will be done with it in the future, but this is as done as it's going to get right now! Since my last post about his room, we've added the actual bed frame (which was Matt's growing up, we spray-painted it red), curtains, rug, book crates... Powell, of course, wanted to be included in at least one of the pictures of his room. :)

Close-up of his very cool puppets g'ma Candice has gotten him. They're made by Folkmanis. If you can't quite distinguish which ones he has, left to right are: llama, a little hedgehog, tarantula, terrier (which my dad picked out for him), guinea pig.
Powell in his big boy bed.

And this folks, is why we need the bed rail. My son, the crazy sleeper!

"It's A Cyber Baby Shower!!"

Hop on over to An Island Life. It's a Cyber Baby Shower, and there are a lot of fabulous games and giveaways going on!

I think it's a sign....

I've just won another giveaway for cloth diapers! I think it's a sign...;) Thank you to, Two Of A Kind, for hosting this giveaway, and thank you to, Cloth Diaper Outlet, for donating! I can't wait to receive my Knickernappies!!

Greeting Card Giveaway!!!

So, I've got to throw some love to my girl, Nicole. She's hosting her first giveaway!! Winner gets 250 3.5 x 5" custom greeting cards from UPrinting. Great timing since the holidays are right around the corner. Hop on over to her blog and enter!

Another Win!

Who would've thought? I have just recieved an email telling me that I have won the Gro Baby cloth diaper! You may have recalled my blog entry about this giveaway. Thank you to Mom Going Green for hosting and to Sprout Soup for donating!

Professional Pictures

I had to show off the actual professional pictures that were taken in July of our "whole" family. Keep in mind that Isabel is only about 2 1/2 months old, so I'm not looking my slimmest. Ha! Thank you to Fotos By Jenni for doing this photoshoot on such short notice!

The 5 "Dove" kids.

My parents with all of the grandkids.

My little family. (note: Powell did not want to put on his Kukui Nut Lei, so we just let him hold it. Kids.:)

Josh, Caidyn, Cori, Christy and Isaac

Dondi, Jared, Olivia, Caleb, Micah
The newly weds; Jerusha and Wes.

Ta Da!

And here is Isabel's blanket from me! Well, let's say my mom and I picked out the material and I had A LOT of help with the sewing part from my sister-in-law, Sarah, and her mom. I don't own a sewing machine, and frankly, don't really know how to sew, so, I took it on over to Diane's. One of these days I will learn, and have my own sewing machine! :)

Love Fancy Nancy! Such cute books, and I loved this material.

The Cabin

We had so much fun at the family cabin with Matt's parents! We went for just a weekend. It was nice and relaxing and beautiful. I love the fall with all of the colors.
While we were there, Matt and Herb went fly fishing, so Kathy took the babies and I to Woodland Park to the dinosaur museum there. Powell had a blast in the play area. The kids get to "dig" for bones, build their own dinosaur, do crayon rubbings of dinosaurs, touch petrified dinosaur poo... He probably would've stayed there all day. We ate yummy food, played a couple games of Mexican Train (and I won 1 of the games!) and got to see a deer that had wandered right outside of the cabin! Our last morning there, we went on a little hike. G'pa Herb got Powell a little walking stick, which Powell loved, and attempted to use. It was pretty cute. Thank you Kathy and Herb for a great weekend!

5 Months Old!

I can't believe this cute little face is 5 months old already! She's a happy girl (although, her looks would say she's very serious). Rolling like crazy, although, only back to front now. She doesn't really like being on her tummy, so I don't really get why, once I lay her down to play, she instantly rolls over to her tummy. Silly girl. She's starting to sit up. Not great, but it's a start. She loves to hear herself, so she's always "talking" away! She's got the cutest, saddest cry. It makes me laugh. Her laugh makes me laugh. She's got a lower voice, and her giggle is so funny and low. She loves her cereal (oatmeal and rice), and has gotten really good at keeping it in her mouth! Still has bright blue eyes like her daddy! I'm thinking they're going to stay that way. :) We love this little girl, and can, but can't wait to see her and her little personality grow!

And the winner is.....

I've won my first giveaway! :) I am so excited, since I don't usually have too much luck in that department. You might remember my post about the All Things Ribbon giveaway. Well, my beautiful little girl will be donning some new hairbows from this wonderful online shoppe. Thank you again to Megan's Closet for hosting this fabulous giveaway!! I will post pictures of Isabel wearing her new items, so be on the lookout! :)

E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!!

Football season is upon us! We love the Eagles, but we do root for Denver too. :)

Summer for the weddings!

Congratulations to my dear friend, Anitra, and her husband, Ben!!

Evening Walk

Powell helping push.
Sleepy baby girl.

"Labor Of Love Giveaway"

Some of the cutest blankets are found at Two Tinas. I have entered, yet another giveaway, to recieve one of these darling blankets. You too, could have a chance at winning. Just hop on over to The Not So Blog and enter!

”Convienent, Cost Effective Cloth Diaper Giveaway”

I've always wanted to try cloth diapering, but never had the funds to do so. I'm hoping to win this giveaway at mom going green so I can at least give it a try! If you would like to enter, hurry! The contest ends Sept. 18th!

See Kai Run...

Can I just say how adorable these shoes are? I have a chance at winning a pair of these and wanted to share it with all of you out there who may be reading! Just go to this blog, Piece Of Me, and enter! Hurry though, the contest ends on September 15th, 2009!

All Things Ribbon...

I have entered this fabulous giveaway for this site, All Things Ribbon. They have the cutest hairbows and also sell beautiful dresses for little girls! Definitely one to check out! LOVE the stuff!